In Children's Church we're continuing our walk through the life of Moses. Yesterday we discussed Moses and Aaron's first encounter with Pharaoh. Now understand two things: 1) Pharaoh was a god to the Egyptian people, and 2) Pharaoh was not a fan of Moses'.
So when Moses and Aaron, two hick Hebrews, went before Pharaoh, a god of the Egyptians, and said the God of Israel said to let His people go, I imagine Pharaoh did something like, "Ooooh, I'm so scared," and laughed.
Anyway, long story short, because of the insolence of the two brothers, Pharaoh decided to make life for the Hebrews impossibly difficult. The Hebrews, in turn, took out their frustration and fear on Moses and Aaron ("You brought this on us!").
Moses was confused, as I would have been too. He went before God and pleaded his case, basically telling God, "See, I told you so, I can't do this. Ever since I got involved things have only gotten worse."
God's answer is one of my favorite passages in Scripture. Exodus 6:6-8 says it all; I'll give you some of the highlights:
"I am the LORD, I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians . . . I will redeem you . . . I will take you as my own people . . . I will be your God . . . I am the LORD your God . . . I will bring you to the land . . . I will give it to you . . . I am the Lord."
Do you see it? I . . . I . . . I . . . I. And so on.
God is saying in plain words, "Moses, this isn't about you or your ability or your inability or your willingness or unwillingness. This is about me and what I will do."
Every time I read this I get convicted because there are so many things in life I try to do in my own strength and either fail or get frustrated because it's not going the way I think it should. I need to remember it's not about me, though. It's about God working through me and in me. I just need to step aside and let Him do His thing.
Monday, May 11, 2009
It's Not About Me
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Tomorrow at 7 a.m. I get my port removed. It's a 15-20 minute outpatient surgery and I'm counting on there not being any complications.
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We'll be praying, Mike. It's a small but important step in the journey you started on last year. It's been our privilege to join you on it. God's used you to teach us a lot of things.
Yep, it's all about Him.
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