So I was just reading Exodus one evening and this message hit me. God instructed Moses to go to Pharaoh and tell him to let His people go, but Moses was to scared, doubtful and unsure of his abilities that He pleaded and pleaded with God to “send someone else to do it” (Exodus 4:13; NIV). God then introduced Aaron as Moses’ helper (Exodus 4:14-16; NIV), but still charged Moses to use the staff that he had in his hand, since it was going to perform miraculous signs (Exodus 4:17; NIV).
I read all that and it got me thinking. God sends us out with a task at-hand, but we complain about our inadequacies and choose to remember and remind God about our inabilities, just because we are afraid that we cannot do what God has sent us out to do. We choose that moment to forget that God has blessed us with talents and abilities, and as a member of the body of Christ, we have individual but special roles to play in the Kingdom of God. We forget about what we carry in our hands.
God will surely give us an Aaron to help us, support us and hold our hand as we strive to accomplish the goal He has laid down for us, BUT that staff in our hand, which is supposed to do miraculous signs, is what we must believe in. That that ability, talent, tool that He has so graciously blessed us with shall be put to use in His Kingdom so that people may see and glorify our Father in Heaven (Matthew 4:16 ).
In whatever situation or encounter we may have gone through or may be going through, we must remember that God will never leave us nor forsake us and so we should not be terrified, neither should we be discouraged, but rather we must be strong and be courageous because the Lord goes before us (Deut. 31:6). In any case, He has provided us with an Aaron in every endeavour that we shall face. But primarily, we must remember that God has equipped us properly to walk through the fire and come out unscathed because He will be with us. He has adorned us with a staff that shall perform miraculous signs to bring HIM glory. Go into the world a fearless child of God and release the Israelites from bondage. We are not alone!
God bless you! Live for Christ!
HEEELLLLOOOO!!!
ReplyDeleteFear is a limiting factor in what we are supposed to do and are capable of doing for God. Sometimes it is hard, and we tell our selves that we are not going to let fear and doubt rule over us, but then we end up falling again and doubting God's ability. We should therefore never cease praying for strength so that we may not yield to this fear. As we draw closer to our Daddy, our faith increases and we learn to trust. This way it is harder for doubt to creep in and even harder for us to feel all alone when we hit rock bottom because we know our Daddy has a great reason for everything.
One of my favourite verses Ephesians 3:20 says "Now to him who is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all you could ever ask according to His power that is at work within you".
May God bless you all and may we kick fear and doubt out and invite Gods love and assurance in
p.s. Over the years I have learnt and accepted that God has a plan for every single one of us.And he will use each of us in a different way to bless someone else, be it in a big way or a small way. No matter who you are or where you are from, He knows our names and he loves us so much. No body can love us like Jesus does!!!
LOVE YOU CRYSTAL!!! THANKYOU FOR BEING A BLESSING. CONTINUE TO LET GOD USE YOU. :)