But Moses said to God,
"Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh
and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
When God calls us to follow him we become acutely aware of our own inadequacy. We need to become more like little children.
I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned
you have revealed them to the childlike.
Children are trusting. They know that they have nothing to fear as long as their parents are with them. This is what Moses needs to understand.
He answered, "I will be with you;
and this shall be your proof that it is I who have sent you:
when you bring my people out of Egypt,
you will worship God on this very mountain."
We tend to over-complicate things. We begin to imagine that the presence of God, which, sure, is all around us, is not enough for our current trials and tribulations. We feel like we face disaster so extreme that there is no help for us. Help, for the adult, would have to be more than mere presence. But the child is content to let the presence of the parent banish fear. Perhaps this is naive for the child at times. But it is never naive for the child of God. God has plans for us that cannot be thwarted by any circumstance.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
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No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us (see Romans 8:35 and 8:37).
He will bring us to worship on his holy mountain. We can know this for certain simply on the basis of his presence. Jesus is bringing us to worship on that mountain so that he can reveal the Father to us. We are chosen to receive this revelation. No force in Egypt can prevent it.
He pardons all your iniquities,
he heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
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