Empowered

January 26

Moses asked a question of God that, on its face, evidences great personal humility but in actuality demonstrates a tremendous lack of faith. We can’t condemn Moses, however, because we’ve been guilty of the same thing. We, too, in pseudo humility, have negated the awesome sovereignty of God.

The Lord has just told Moses that he is to lead the people of Israel who have been in bondage in Egypt out of captivity. Moses’ response in Exodus 3:11 is, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

A good question—just as our objections might also seem valid on their face—after all, Moses, although he’d been a prince in Egypt, had fled the country when he slew an Egyptian who had been mistreating one of God’s people. How could a fugitive dare re-enter the kingdom and affect the release of its slaves?

But Moses had overlooked the overarching factor—God didn’t expect him to accomplish that amazing feat alone or in his own strength. It was the intention of the Almighty One who inhabits eternity to go with Moses and to empower Moses! He is the same God who will empower you today to do His bidding.