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Exo. 3:11 - But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"
God has informed Moses He has chosen him to lead the children of Israel out of the Egyptian bondage. Moses is stretched out of his comfort zone with God's plan.
Moses doubts that he was the one who could be used to help free the Israelites. He says to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh?" Moses doesn't realize it yet, but he is the one who God has chosen and there isn't any way God will change His plan. We probably all have been chosen by God to accomplish a task and we thought like Moses, "Who am I?" If God chooses you, God will help you to complete the task.
1. Stop Doubting Yourself. The way to accomplish this is by feeding your mind positive thoughts. You need to realize that you have been chosen by someone to complete this task. God, your boss, your close friend, your spouse or one of your children may have chosen you. The exciting thing is you have been chosen. You want to see this as an opportunity to achieve a project that you haven't done before. 2. Start Preparing Yourself. What can you do to prepare yourself to fulfill this project? Are there any books you can read, is there a website you can visit, or a YouTube to watch? Do you know someone who has done this type of job before that you can contact for some assistance?
One evening while we were working I asked him, "If he would teach me how to weld?" I grabbed a welder's hood and within a couple of hours, he had me welding. I continued to practice every day and on the next job site, I took the welder's test and passed. I was now a certified welder, thanks to Jack McAvoy. Find someone you can associate with who can teach you what it is you're trying to learn. Obtaining knowledge will help you in times when you're being stretched to accomplish a feat for which you don't feel qualified. Think on These: You must first be a believer if you would be an achiever. Today's preparation determines tomorrow's achievement. Stay Pumped, Gary A. Serago Minister of God's Word
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Genesis 32:24-30 -Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until day-break. When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob's thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then he said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." But he said, " I will not let you go unless you bless me." So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed." Then Jacob asked him and said, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And he blessed him there. So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, " I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved." NASU
Exodus 33:20 - But He said, "You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!"
Jacob was the God-wrestler. We likewise need to be God-wrestlers. There is only one catch it is going to hurt. You don't wrestle with God without learning something of great importance and suffering comes along with this match. What I have found and generally not immediately but sometimes weeks, months or years later while remembering this wrestling match with God you will be able to recall some very valuable life lessons.
It might surprise you how much pain you can endure before you receive a blessing.
His name was changed from Jacob, which means supplanter, to Israel, which means he will rule as God. Jacob reaped what he sowed as his Uncle Laban will teach him all about taking what doesn't belong to you. If you recall the story 20 years earlier Jacob had deceived his father, Isaac, and stole Esau's birthright. Esau said he was going to kill Jacob. So Jacob fled to his uncle Laban's house and had been there for 20 years. He is now on his way back home and he is going to meet his brother Esau. The night before they meet God meets with Jacob and they have their famous all-night wrestling match. The mistake he made 20 years ago is now just that in the past. He will have a fresh start with a new name, a new relationship with his brother, Esau and with his God.
Well, you might have to wrestle Him all-night long. Please remember this, Jacob endured the pain before he received the blessing. Stay in there! Don't Give Up! Wait On The Blessing! Always remember we are under construction and God isn't finished with us yet. He has a blessing for you. All you have to do is be like Jacob and don't let go until God gives you the blessing. Think About This: God Still Speaks To Those Who Will Take Time To Listen. Stay Pumped, Gary A. Serago Minister of God's Word Numbers 11:23 - The LORD answered Moses, "Is the LORD'S arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you." NIV
Num. 11:23 - And the LORD said to Moses, "Is the LORD'S power limited? Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not." NASB Num. 11:23 - God answered Moses, "So, do you think I can't take care of you? You'll see soon enough whether what I say happens for you or not." (from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
"Is the LORD'S arm too short?" or in other words, "Is the Lord's power limited?" God asks Moses this question after He says, He will give the Israelites meat to eat and Moses informs God in Num. 11:21-22 - "There are 600,000 foot soldiers here with me, and yet you promise them meat for a whole month! 22 Even if we butchered all our flocks and herds, would that satisfy them? Even if we caught all the fish in the sea, would that be enough?" NLT Moses has thought about his dilemma "no meat for the Israelites" and the Israelites are complaining to Moses about their situation. Moses is at the end of his rope when he asks God, "Why have you been so hard on me? What did I do to deserve the burden of a people like this?" Then God informs Moses He will feed the people with meat and Moses tells God how big of a task this really is. I can see God looking at the Logos, the Holy Spirit and laughing. Then I picture God saying to them, "He really doesn't know our power."
Do you believe in God or not? Is God's power unlimited? Is God still able to work miracles? Well, then all we have to do is believe in God and His power and watch Him work. Sometimes He will use us, sometimes He will use others and sometimes He will accomplish the miracle all by Himself. What difficult situation are you facing today? Remember it is very important how you view the LORD because this represents your faith in Him. So let me ask you is God's arm too short? Think About These: We may not know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future. God promises us a safe landing but not a calm voyage. Stay Pumped, Gary A. Serago Minister of God's Word Luke 8:23-24 - But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm.
They go to Him and say, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" In other words, they are telling Him, we are all going to die. They were frightened by this storm. They were in a panic.
When Jesus is in your life you must never forget that storms are going to come and threaten you. Some storms may be so severe your thought process says, "Jesus has abandoned you." There isn't anything further from the truth. Once you accept Jesus into your life the devil declares war against you. He is now determined to destroy your faith. One way he does this is by trying to make you believe Jesus doesn't care about you. Jesus not only cares about you. He died for you.
If He wants your cancer to be gone, it will be gone. The doctors may say, "We can't explain it. This x-ray shows cancer very clearly and this one shows no cancer." Jesus can calm the storms in your life if you will let Him.
As a Christian, it will be your faith in Jesus that will get you through the storms of life. As a Christian, don't forget Jesus is the One who can rebuke any storm in your life. Think About These: Feed your faith and doubt will starve to death. All men need a faith that will not shrink when washed in the waters of affliction and adversity. Stay Pumped, Gary A. Serago Minister of God's Word Go To www.SeragosPumpUps.com Deut 8:2-3 - You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 "He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD. NASU
What was the purpose of 40 years in the wilderness? Here is the answer: "the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you," God was trying to teach His children a lesson on "humility". Have you ever thought while going through a trial that God is trying to teach you a lesson about "humility"?
I need to rethink many of my trials or wilderness wanderings now.
Has your wilderness time taught you to be humble? Has your wilderness time taught you to depend on God's Word? Notice what vs. 3 says, "He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD. A humble person will listen to God's Word. This is what Jesus said, Matt 11:29-30 - "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS."For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." As the Israelites wandered in the wilderness God was trying to teach them some very valuable lessons. If you are a Christian and have been baptized (immersed) into Christ then you are wandering in the wilderness. You are journeying towards the Promised Land and God will be trying to teach you "Humility and Dependence Upon Him". Stay alert as you travel to the Promised Land. God has a lesson or two for you on the way. Think About These: It is when we forget ourselves that we do things that are most likely to be remembered. The person who does things that count doesn't stop to count them. Stay Pumped, Gary A. Serago Minister of God's Word |
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