“And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11
When we look back at the story of Moses we often refer to him as this mighty man who led the children of Israel out of bondage to the Promised Land. We speak of his works, and we marvel at his faith. One of the most endearing things about Moses however, is how completely human he was. When God came to him in the form of a burning bush and told him to go to Pharaoh, Moses didn’t leap into action; he didn’t immediately agree to God’s calling in his life or immediately accept what God had asked of him. Rather, he asked the question, “who am I?” Reading further he also asks, “What do I say?” Often times in our spiritual life God will come to us and ask us to do something for him. It may not be a huge task like freeing an entire people from slavery, but it may seem just as difficult to you. It may be something small, like talking to someone about their soul…or it may be something big like starting a ministry, going on a mission trip, or starting a church. Regardless the task, anytime we are asked by God to step out of our comfort zone, our reaction is a lot like Moses. “Who am I?” and “What do I say?”
The wonderful thing about God is that he will not call you to do something without also equipping you to do it. When Moses asked, “Who am I?” God told him, “I will be with thee”. When Moses asked “What do I say?” God told him, “Thus thou shalt say to the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.” When Moses later complains that he wasn’t an eloquent public speaker, God told him he had provided for him his brother Aaron, who would speak for him. Every question Moses had, every anxiety, and every doubt, God had an answer and had provided for.
Examples like Moses in the Bible are not just there to show us what happens when you step out in faith. Moses was a wonderful example of faith, but also an example of a faulted human. He had questions, he had doubts, he was afraid. It is alright to be afraid, it’s ok to ask questions, but at the end of the day we have to step out in faith and perform the work he calls us to do. The questions and the doubt and the anxiety are easy. When he calls us, he also provides us with everything we need. Do we have faith enough to answer?
“He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.” Rom 4: 20-21
