Daily Thought

When God called Moses ‘out of the midst of the bush’, he replied, ‘Here am I’, v. 4. With these simple words, Moses responded to God’s call. Centuries later, Isaiah ‘heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’, and replied, ‘Here am I; send me’, Isa. 6. 8. Still more centuries later, the Lord spoke to Ananias in a vision, and he replied, ‘Behold, I am here, Lord’, Acts 9. 10.

Our lives will lack divine direction if we are not ‘a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work’, 2 Tim. 2. 21. Young Samuel was told to say, ‘Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth’, and whilst it would be rather churlish of us to condemn the boy because he only said, ‘Speak; for thy servant heareth’, 1 Sam. 3. 9, 10, we must always say, ‘What saith my lord unto his servant?’ Josh. 5. 14.

When God commissioned Moses to lead His people out of Egypt, he replied, ‘Who am I?‘, v. 11. In the first place, he questioned his ability to face Pharaoh: ‘Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh?’. In the second place, he questioned his ability to lead Israel: ‘and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?’.

It is, of course, quite wrong for any servant of God to ‘think of himself more highly than he ought to think’, Rom. 12. 3. On the other hand, it is equally wrong to question the will of God, and to make our limitations an excuse for failure to serve Him. When God calls us to serve Him, He always makes available the necessary resources, and Moses was no exception. The command, ‘Come now therefore, and I will send thee’, v. 10, was accompanied by the promise, ‘Certainly I will be with thee’, v. 12. The Lord Jesus commissioned His disciples in the same way: ‘Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen’, Matt. 28. 18, 19.

Like Moses, we all feel our weakness, whether in leadership or in any area of service, but like Moses, we are all promised divine strength. Let us listen again to the voice of our beloved Lord as He says, ‘My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness’, 2 Cor. 12. 9.