Our Sunday Manna Daily Devotions

SUNDAY, 27 AUGUST 2023

TEXT: Exodus 3:11-20

11: But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12: And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”

13: Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”

14: God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

15: God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.

16: “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

17: And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

18: “The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’

19: But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him.

20: So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.

(New International Version Holy Bible)

TOPIC: MOSES' CHALLENGES (I)

Every responsibility comes with a challenge and as believers created in Christ Jesus to do great works, we are bound to face a lot of challenges.

The mission before us will never be simple because we are called to affect people's lives for God's glory.

Moses faced great challenges as far as his task was concerned. He tried to avoid meeting Pharaoh who was looking for him. He gave several excuses, forgetting that he was talking to the omniscient God. The God who created him knew about Moses' abilities more than he himself did.

God never calls a person to a task that is too difficult for him. We should learn from Moses' experiences that God will always help us to respond to Him the way He wants us to for His glory.

QUESTION: How many times have you tried to make excuses in order to run away from the responsibilities God has entrusted to you?

PRAYER: Oh Lord, forgive my excuses and grant me the ability to do all the things You call me to do despite the challenges. Amen.