Who Are You?

Philip Ryken has written an amazing commentary over the book of Exodus and in it he says, "Who is this God we are called to glorify? That was the second question Moses asked. Before agreeing to lead Israel out of Egypt, he first wanted to know who he himself was. Next he wanted to know who God was. It was all very well for God to promise to go with him, but who was this God anyway? '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?" (Exodus 3:13)
It is easy for us to criticize Moses for his question. To begin with, he started badly: "Let's suppose I go, Lord..." SUPPOSE he goes? What was Moses thinking? He had just received a direct order from the God of the everlasting covenant. Such divine commands are not open to negotiation. There was no supposing about it: Moses was going!...Also notice how self-centered Moses' thinking was: 'Suppose I go...what will I tell them?' Moses was still focusing on his own inadequacy rather than on God's sufficiency. To regain his focus he needed God to say to him, "I AM WHO I AM."
This whole conversation would have been much shorter if Moses had simply taken God at His Word. Moses still had to learn how much simpler life is for those who simply trust and obey." (page 93-94)

It is easy for us to look back and see the mistakes that Moses made, but we need to be careful, because many times we find ourselves doing the very same thing. Is God calling you to something today? What is your answer? Remember life is simple when we simply trust and obey, as the great old hymn says, 'there is no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obey.'
Till Tomorrow...Bro. Alan