Now comes the final excuse, and one which many of us will have made. "Please send someone else".
So far God has been amazingly patient with Moses, but here things will change. The Lord's anger burned against Moses. Why is this? Why did this objection annoy God more than all the others? See what God was promising Moses. He was going to fulfil the desires of Moses' heart, namely see the Israelites set free, and Moses was going to be His chosen instrument in doing this. Yet all Moses could see were problems, and Moses was going to forego his destiny. When we are faced with situations that seem to overwhelm us, it is worth asking ourselves, and asking God, is God actually about to fulfil something amazing in our lives? God completely transforms the reality of life. In addition, God was about to free the Israelites, God may be about to use us to set someone else free, if only we will trust Him.
Then there is something equally amazing. God accommodates Moses, and suggests his brother speaks for him. Why did God do this? Our picture of God as someone who is totally unchanging and unresponsive is wrong. Even so, it is far better to go with God's first suggestion!
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