Crosstalk High School continued their series on "The Bible Jesus read," which is essentially an overview of the Old Testament. We covered Exodus last week, which is a wildly popular story on how God delivers us...ie. the story of Moses.
Since it is such a popular story, that of which we already know the overview, we decided to look a little deeper at the calling of Moses and the assuring of his call.
We have a God who calls us and assures us of that call.
In Exodus 3 we saw how God calls us. It goes something like God:us:God. God draws us near (say for example with a bush that is on fire, yet is not consumed), then we take a step of faith toward God (like Moses saying to himself "I will go see this site"), then God giving us a clear Call and direction He wants to take us (the rest of chapter 3). Take note of the God:us:God format. We are all in the process of God:us:God. Whether He is drawing us closer, we are stepping out in faith, or we are getting a clear calling.
We have a God who calls us and assures us of that call.
Moses gets assured of his calling in chapter four when he starts to doubt his ability. In verse nine he's like (paraphrase warning) "Dang, God, You can do this without me! I can't do it, I am crappy at talking good."
The next verse rocks! God is like, "Who do you think gave man speech? Who makes man to talk and hear, and dumb and deaf?"
God assures Moses of his calling, regardless of the weakness he thinks he has.
Paul summed it up nicely for us in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
"But He said to me 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my grace is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Read it again.
No, really, read it again.
His grace is sufficient for you! When you are weak you are strong, because there is less of you and more of Him!
We have a God who calls us and assures us of that call.
much Love,
Johnny
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