Day 39 Bible Reading

Exodus 1-3, Matthew 26: 1-30, Psalm 20

Exodus 3: 11-12 (ESV)

“But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”  He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.””

I like verses 11-12 from Exodus 3 where Moses asks God a “why me?” question along the lines of ‘I’m a nobody with no power and you’re asking to me to this impossible task.” God tells Moses that he will be with him. I think of the many times I feel that God has asked me to do something that was not impossible, but was definitely not something I would normally do. I would pray and say to God that maybe I wasn’t the right person for the task, and that he picked the wrong person. But in my head God would always laugh and say “I will be with you, don’t worry.” And as always, God was right. I was able to do the task. It wasn’t pretty or perfect, but I tried my best and I completed the task. For myself I have to remember that whenever I am fearful of doing something, I need to pray to God for his advice and encouragement. To always ask if I’m doing the right thing, if I’m doing something that is part of God’s plan, and to ask for God’s help and his presence with me during the task. If I feel that God is with me, I know I can do anything.