Devotion for Thursday March 15, 2018
Topic:
Text:
Exodus 3:7 – 15
Don’t you just hate it when people make
excuses? Most of us do. Excuses mean that somebody is trying to avoid
responsibility, some job or task that rightly belongs to that person but which
he or she considers too inconvenient to do. On the surface the excuse may look
right, but closer examination can reveal major flaws in the argument just as we
have in the case of Moses in today’s bible reading.
Moses made excuses because he felt inadequate
for the job that God asked him to do (Exodus 3:10ff). It was natural for him to
feel that way, because he was inadequate all by himself. But God wasn’t asking
Moses to work alone. He offered other resources to help (God himself, Aaron,
and the ability to do miracles). God often calls us to perform tasks that seem
too difficult, but He doesn’t ask us to do them alone. God offers us His
resources, just as He did to Moses.
We should not hide behind our inadequacies, as
Moses did, but look beyond ourselves to God’s great available resources. Then
we can allow him to empower our unique contributions. What has God asked you to
do? What excuses are you using to avoid this responsibility and work? Obey God
by stepping out in faith. He will give you the resources to do His work.
Sing
SS&S 601
Food for
Thought:
Do you hide behind your inadequacies to give excuses on why you shouldn’t do
what God is asking you to do?
Memory
verse:
Exodus 3:11
Prayer: My God, make my inadequacies adequate for your
services in Jesus name. Amen.
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