Exodus 4:1-3
Moses answered, ‘What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you?’ Then the Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ ‘A staff,’ he replied. The Lord said, ‘Throw it on the ground.’ Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
One of the excuses that people quite often give for not serving the Lord is that they do not have the training, intelligence, or ability to be of service. When we study the life of Moses we discover that he used this same argument with the Lord.
Can you believe that? The God of creation calls Moses to a monumental task and he tries to tell the Lord that he does not have what it takes. Here he was a fugitive from Egyptian justice and for forty years had been dealing with foolish sheep. Now the Lord calls him to go back to Egypt and lead God’s people to the land of promise.
The Lord responded to his excuse by asking Moses what he had in his hand. It was nothing more than a shepherd’s staff. That was enough. When Moses obeyed God and threw the staff on the ground, it became a snake. It was not Moses’ power that God was looking for — it was his obedience.
In like manner, God wants us to present what we have to Him for His use. It may be so small that we do not consider it of value, but when it is given to the Lord, He will take it and use it as He sees fit. WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND?!
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil