Have you ever responded
eagerly to a call by God only to have fear or apprehension enter the equation?
Moses did.
At first, the
Burning Bush consumed his curiosity – but, amazingly, not the bush! As he
turned aside to better see, he immediately heard God’s call.
Moses answered
like a school kid at roll call! But when he realized God wanted him to do something big, trepidations
set in, and he begged God to send someone else.
You know the rest
of the story. Despite his hesitation, Moses obeyed God’s will and did the job
he’d been asked to do – leading God’s people out of slavery.
Exodus 3:4 – a prayer of Moses
And when the Lord saw that he (Moses)
turned aside to see,
God called unto him
out of the midst of the bush, and
said,
Moses, Moses.
And he (Moses) said,
Here am I.
Exodus 4:13
And he (Moses) said,
O my Lord, send, I pray
thee,
by the hand of him
whom thou wilt send.
From the Book of KJV Prayers – actual prayers from God’s Word
collected by Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2019, from the King
James Version of the Bible
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Exodus 3:4 – a prayer of Moses
Here I am, Lord.
Exodus 4:13
O Lord, send someone else!
From the Book of Bible Prayers – actual prayers of the Bible collected
from a variety of translations and paraphrased by Mary
Harwell Sayler, ©2019
May God help us
to discern the tasks we’ve been given to do, trusting that the Lord will also give us
everything we need to carry out the job.
Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2020
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