September 29
Bible in a Year:
I am who I am. Exodus 3:14
Dave enjoyed his job, but for a long time hed sensed a pull toward something else. Now he was about to fulfill his dream and step into mission work. But strangely, he began to have serious doubts.
I dont deserve this, he told a friend. The mission board doesnt know the real me. Im not good enough.
Dave has some pretty good company. Mention the name of Moses and we think of leadership, strength, and the Ten Commandments. We tend to forget that Moses fled to the desert after murdering a man. We lose sight of his forty years as a fugitive. We overlook his anger problem and his intense reluctance to say yes to God.
When God showed up with marching orders (Exodus 3:110), Moses played the Im-not-good-enough card. He even got into a lengthy argument with God, asking Him: Who am I? (v. 11). Then God told Moses who He was: I am who I am (v. 14). Its impossible for us to explain that mysterious name because our indescribable God is describing His eternal presence to Moses.
A sense of our own weaknesses is healthy. But if we use them as an excuse to keep God from using us, we insult Him. What were really saying is that God isnt good enough.
The question isnt Who am I? The question is Who is the I am?
When has thinking youre not good enough kept you from serving God? How does it encourage you to look at Bible characters God used despite their flaws?
Eternal God, so often we doubt that You could ever use people like us. But You sent Your Son to die for the likes of us, so please forgive our doubts. Help us accept the challenges You bring our way.
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
I hope you got in some good practice at resting today? How is the move to the new shop going? To the new house?