January 27

Exodus 4:10-17

Sometimes we worry too much about the outcome of things without stopping to realize that God has already taken care of it.  I know for myself I am guilty of that.  Perhaps I shouldn't be so hard on myself though, Moses did the same thing.  God have Moses his assignment - he was to tell Pharaoh to let His people go.  God gave Moses a staff and displayed His power through it. Yet Moses still thought he was taking this on by himself and tried to get out of by telling God he was "slow of speech and tongue".  He wasn't realizing that God wasn't asking him to go in his own power - He was telling Moses to walk in His power  (v.11-12).  God's supremacy trumps our insecurities.  In the same manner, when we received Jesus as our Lord, we also received His Holy Spirit.  In Luke 10:19 Jesus tells us that he has "given us authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy, nothing will harm you".  Just like Moses, we walk with the staff - the Holy Spirit. Moses did not have an easy time, neither will we.   As a matter of fact, God told him He was going to harden Pharaoh's heart but that didn't diminish God's supremacy.  We are all facing a "Pharaoh" of some sort - something we can't quite break free of on our own.  Perhaps we just have to stop for a moment and realize that God has already taken care of it -- I pray we all pick up our staff and allow God to display His power in our lives. And to Him be all the glory.

Randi