The fear of Moses
If Moses had been more confident about the assignment given to him, a lot of lives could have been saved. Moses complained that he was not a good talker (Ex 4:10) as though God did not know his abilities. As Moses got inspiration to write about the creation of heaven and earth so also Stephen was was granted the grace to describe the real God-given gift of Moses. A man powerful in speech and deeds. In Acts 7:22 Stephen said: “At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for by his family. When he was placed outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son. Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.”
God purposely prepared Moses for this assignment and made him “powerful in speech and action”. How then could Moses have claimed he was not a good talker? I think his fear made him to concentrate more on the storm of his life than on God. Recall the case of Gideon. The same man who hid himself in a cave because of fear of the enemies was described by God as a mighty man of valour
We must recognize the fact that the very asset that is most useful for our ministries must be in the custody of God, such that in the ensuing weakness, the power of God is made perfect.
How is God describing you today? Step out in that skin with faith. God cannot be wrong, he made you.
We need to re-examine the fears we have in areas where God has called us to serve him, could this fears be indications of the weaknesses that are necessary for the power of God to be made perfect in our lives?
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