Moses was trying to hide his talent in the sand. In a sense, this third man is like Moses. One was scared, and he hid his talent afraid to use it. Two of them took their talents and used them to increase the talents. You look at this parable, you have three men. What about us today? Does God know what we are able to do? But, at this time, Moses, didn't know or have the confidence that he could. Did God know that Moses had the ability to speak? Of course He did. He calmed them, and gave them confidence. Their on the edge of the Red Sea, Pharoah's army is coming. But, God knew, God chose him, and he was making excuses. He says he's not eloquent, he says he's not capable. The book of Acts, has historical, and scientific evidence that the word of God is true. If somoene questions ther is a God, we can use natural evidence, scientific eficend, and historical evidence to prove that the Word of God is true. Daniel has prophecies that securla history bears out as evidence for truth.
That's just one piece of scientific evidence that Creation is true. We can see that there is a Divine Creator, and that Creator is God. There is natural evidence. We can look around us and just know that this world didn't just happened. Think about the natural evidence that we can see. The rod turns to a serpent, his hand changes, and that's evidence.Ĭan our staff, the Word of God, give us evidence? Many will question it. God tells him to cast his rod on the ground. Moses, his third excuse, what do I tell them? Moses was equipped for what he needed to say. Our staff equips us for what we need to say. We have the Words of life and what is needed to get to Heaven. And the people who heard him, could be confident that what he would say was from God. But, when he could go in and say that the one true God sent him, that gave him confidence. He is the beginning, and the end, the alpha and the omega. He didn't know if the people would believe that he was a messenger of God. Our staff, the word of God equips us to have the confidence we need Equipped with the Word of Life Knowing that God is with us, gives us confidence. When we realize that a fear of God is more than man, that can give us confidence. When he had that staff didn't it give him confidence? When we have the word of God in our hand, shouldn't it give us confidence? The Word of God gives Moses that confidence. Our staff, the Word of God, builds confidence. The Word of God helps build our confidence. Shouldnt' that give him confidence? Shouldn't it give us confidence, today? Do you think, "Who am I?" Do you need confidence? Or, it's young man, standing up to give a prayer or to give a devotional. When we're given a task, perhaps we have to speak to someone, a friend, about the truth. Moses had humility but needed to build his confidence. Confidence is knowing that one's talents are useful for the task.
Being humble means realizing I'm not the best person for the job but being willing to do it anyway. But, let's look back to when he was 40.Īt this point, of 40, did he think he was the person for the job? Yes! Now, he's 80 he's saying, " Who am I?" He's humbled.Ī servant, one who works for God, is humble. It's interesting, here he's 80 years old. He wonders who am I, as a person? He's humble, he has a humble attitude, he doesn't think too highly of himself. The first thing that comes to Moses' mind, is I'm just a shepherd. We will find out that Moses already had these abilities. These excuses show us what a leader needs. In looking at the ways that the staff equipped Moses, we're going to look at four excuses that Moses was making.
The Staff Equipped Moses for the Ways He Needed to Be as a Leader Our tool today, is the Word of God, our staff is the Word of God. What does a tool do for a person in a trade? It equips him for what he needs. Now, think about the tool you have in your hand today. He's going to use it for His trade going forward. God took a tool used for Moses' trade and showed him that he was going to use it for another purpose. You need a tools to help equip you for the tasks ahead. Think about trades today, what do you need. That staff that the shepherd would carry brought safety and comfort for the flock That staff was a valuable tool to the shepherd. He could use it grab the sheep and bring it back. A staff was used to defend his sheep and also to rescue the sheep. So, there is a good change that this staff, is a shepherds' hook. What is this staff? If you go back to chapter 3 what was Moses doing? He was a shepherd. In the middle of Moses making excuses, God asks him what's in his hand? And, he's trying to get out of what God wants him to do. My topic is What is in your hand Moses? What's happening is that Moses is in a conversation with God.