He Stressed the Wrong Thing

“And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

Exodus 4:10

As we see with Moses, for generations it has been the case that we have been prone to place the wrongly emphasis on the keynote elements of spiritual stewardship, especially in the area of verbal oratory.

Now it is true that it is essential important that the servant of the Lord be able to properly communicate the message of holy truth to whom he has been dispatched; however, Scripture shows us that the particular means and method of deliver rests solely with God who has commissioned and empowered His sanctioned messenger with that he has been charged to declare.

Observe particularly in verse 12 the Lord’s response to Moses’ latest cited deficiency related to his inability to perform to a presumed essential standard.

The Lord starkly declared: “Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.”

Note closely the order of precedence in relation to that which is emphasized as key, in comparison to that which is not, namely the necessity of divine empowerment.

He stressed: “I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.” Is truly this not always the case in the distinct arena of spiritual service?

Assuredly, the central point of focus that was being highlighted was the importance of our reliance on the incredible resources of His Person and His power.

As has been stressed throughout this lengthy dialogue of Moses, the tolerant attitude of divine grace was being demonstrated to both instill and inspire the imperative element of enduring faith in the heart of his servant.

And too, the Lord Jesus left on the pages of Scripture these same kindred words of heart anchoring encouragement and holy admonition for the N.T. Christ follower.

In John 15:16 He plainly declared to us: “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”

Yet, despite being made fully aware of being completely empowered for service, it still remains the case that there remains a great numerical deficiently in the ranks regarding the availability of willing and qualified servants.

Highlighting this perpetual issue that appears to span across generations, iIn Ezekiel’s era, the Lord God inquired in 22:30: “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.”

Too, the Lord Jesus declared in Luke10:2, “Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”

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July 13, 2021

Exodus 4:10-14 (KJV)

Exodus 4:10) And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11) And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 12) Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13) And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14) And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

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