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Topic: -- Sunday, 4/11/10 -- WHO IS REALLY DOING THE WORK -- Exodus 3:1-10
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From: "J.R. & Bonnie Ricks" <j-r-and-bonnie@dogwoodministries.org>
Date: Apr 10 05:41PM -0500
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WHO IS REALLY DOING THE WORK -- Exodus 3:1-10 NIV
Exodus
<http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%203:1-10;&version=31;>
3:1-10 NIV
A very interesting fact is revealed in this story of Moses' encounter with
God at the burning bush. That fact is, no matter how much we want to
believe to the contrary, God does not need us for anything! He did not need
Moses to get the Israelites out of Egypt. In verses 7-10, He says, 7"I have
indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out
because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.
8So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to
bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing
with milk and honey - the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites,
Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9And now the cry of the Israelites has
reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10So
now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out
of Egypt."
As we can see in verse 8, God had come down from heaven to rescue His people
and to lead them to what would come to be called "The Promised Land." He
did not need Moses to free His people. He was just going to allow Moses to
go along and participate in what He, God Almighty, was doing. He could
easily have freed Israel Himself, but He gave Moses the blessing of being
the leader who would take them out of Egypt, then lead them through the
wilderness for 40 years.
Of course, Moses' instant reaction was, "Who me? I can't do that!!! I
don't speak well! I'm not prepared! You need to pick someone else for this
job!" Just like anyone else faced with such a seemingly overwhelming task,
Moses could only see his own inability to accomplish something so huge,
never giving a single thought to the idea that maybe GOD would be the one
really doing all the work. Instead, Moses most likely was having the
typical human reaction, thinking he might be the only chance Israel had to
be free! And if that was true, what if he messed things up? He would cause
Israel to stay captive in Egypt forever! Oh, no, God better find someone
else for this monumental task!
Moses was no different from people today. We all can be really amusing
sometimes. How many times have you heard someone say something like, "If you
don't witness to him, he won't ever be saved!" "You may be her only chance
at salvation, so you'd better do this one right!" Think about that for a
moment. Is God so weak that He has to depend on you or me for someone else's
salvation? And if we blow it, that person will end up hell?
Of course not! Like we said, God does not need you or me to do His work.
like Moses, He just enjoys allowing us to participate in what HE is doing!
In fact, He really WANTS us to participate in what He's doing.
Then, does this mean we don't have to worry about witnessing to the lost
since God doesn't really need us, and is doing all the work Himself? Of
course not, again! God gave Moses a job to do - his part in what God was
doing, and He intended for Moses to do it to the best of his ability. It's
the same with you and me. God gives us things to do for His Kingdom and His
glory, and He expects us to do them to the best of our ability. the "Great
Commission" in Matthew 28:18-20 being just one of them. At the same time,
we should never grow so arrogant as to think that God would leave someone
else's salvation in our hands!
Just remember, God has everything under control. He is working constantly,
and He enjoys allowing us to work with Him and for Him. So, when He gives
you something to do, then do it to the best of your ability. But if you
mess it up, don't worry! You can't stop God's plan for someone else any
more than you can stop His plan for you!
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