1.27.8 "What is that in your Hand?"

"What is that in your Hand?"

Exodus 4:1-5:21
Matthew 18:1-20
Psalm 22:19-31
Proverbs 5:15-21

Exodus 4 is one of my favorite passages of scripture. I love this discussion between God and Moses via the burning bush. I don't love this story because I'm proud of Moses' responses to God, but because I see myself in his responses.

God calls Moses to lead the people out of Egypt. He's heard their cries, and he's ready to move. He's chosen his man to do it: Moses.

Moses says in verse 1. "What if they wont believe or listen to me? What if they say, 'The Lord never appeared to you?'' Isn't that our usual response when God puts something on our heart? "Hey God, I bet you didn't think of this... What if... How about..." And we begin to go into this delay pattern of trying to excuse ourselves out of obedience.

Listen to what God asks Moses in verse 2: "What is that in your hand?" "A shepherd's staff," Moses replied.

I think that same question echoes down through the ages to all of us. "What is that in your hand?" God wants to change our world through you & me. We're simple, common people. We have faults, we have weaknesses. But he just asks, "what do you have?"

God has Moses throw the staff on the ground and miracles happen. All God asks of us is that we lay our "stuff" down. Our skills, our talents, our resources, our possessions... all of it. Then miracles begin to happen. He uses what he's already given us to do great things.

Too often we want to become someone else, or wait until we have enough, or we find some other excuse to not step out in obedience.

We need to stop the excuses and move. In verse 20, it says Moses headed back to Egypt, and "in his hand he carried the staff of God." Something happens when we lay it all down. We realize it's God's. He can do incredible things through your personality. Through the time you have. Through your relationships.

What is that in your hand? Lay it down.


Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!

P Greg


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