Daily D – Exodus 6:28-30

by David Bowman | Jan 19, 2023 | Daily D | 0 comments

Exodus 6:28-30 When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, he said to him, “I am the Lord! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you.” But Moses argued with the Lord, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?” (NLT)

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (NLT)

—

What are you so bad at that not even God can help you? That inability may be the key to opening the door for others to see how good God is rather than being impressed with how good you are.

Have you ever noticed what a whiny mess Moses is in the early chapters of Exodus? I hereby double-dog dare you to count how many times Not-So-Mighty-Mo told God he could not speak well and asked God, begged God, to send someone else, anyone else (4:13).

One of the hardest lessons of life, and most important, is this: It’s not about you.

Moses, it’s not about you.

David, it’s not about you.

(Insert name here), it’s not about you.

God wants to declare his truth through our personalities. He frequently chooses methodology that demonstrates how he is the only one who can take credit for what he accomplishes through us.

If we keep running down this road, one of us or another may well get our feelings hurt. So let’s stop and ponder. Every ability we have, including the one that distinguishes us from ten thousand others, came from God. It is a gift. We are to steward it – manage it – well. Even so, there are times when it is where we are most vulnerable or incapable that God empowers us for significant service.

Ponder a little further. Moses was really good at speaking to God and telling him how he could not speak. He could argue with God, but was afraid of his kinsmen. He could hash it out with God, but was afraid of Pharaoh.

What can’t you do?

What can God do through you that only he can take credit for?

—

I will trust God to use my weakness to demonstrate his strength.

—

Our Father, your weakness is stronger than my strength (1 Corinthians 1:25). Here I am with my strengths and weaknesses. Take them and use them however you see fit. I trust you will provide for me wherever you guide me just as you did Moses. I trust you will empower me to overcome my fear and anxiety just as you have always done for everyone you have called to live and love like Jesus. Amen.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

CONNECT WITH ME!

Interested in learning more about Church Unique or Life Younique? Send a note through the Get In Touch box or Message me through the Facebook link above.

GET IN TOUCH!

READ MY BLOG!

Daily D – 2 Kings 23:25

2 Kings 23:25 Before him there was no king like him who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength according to all the law of Moses, and no one like him arose after him.

Daily D – 2 Kings 20:1-6

2 Kings 20:1-6 In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, “Please, Lord, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases you.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Isaiah had not yet gone out of the inner courtyard when the word of the Lord came to him: “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the Lord’s temple. I will add fifteen years to your life. I will rescue you and this city from the grasp of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’”

Daily D – 2 Kings 18:5-7

2 Kings 18:5-7 Hezekiah relied on the Lord God of Israel; not one of the kings of Judah was like him, either before him or after him. He remained faithful to the Lord and did not turn from following him but kept the commands the Lord had commanded Moses. The Lord was with him, and wherever he went he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

Daily D – 2 Kings 17:12-15

2 Kings 17:12-15 They served idols, although the Lord had told them, “You must not do this.” Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commands and statutes according to the whole law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through my servants the prophets.” But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God. They rejected his statutes and his covenant he had made with their ancestors and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves, following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate.

Daily D – 2 Kings 13:4-6

2 Kings 13:4-6 Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord heard him, for he saw the oppression the king of Aram inflicted on Israel. Therefore, the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped from the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel returned to their former way of life, but they didn’t turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. Jehoahaz continued them, and the Asherah pole also remained standing in Samaria.