Expecting the Unexpected

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You can overcome the fear of obedience when you: know who you aren't, know Who God is, know what God can do, know what obedience brings.

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Date: February 16, 2020

Series: The Journey: Strolling through the Scripture with the Savior

Title: Expect the Unexpected

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Pier Fishing

Some things in life are quite surprising. I was attending the funeral of a friend’s father a few years ago. His father lived on the outer banks and was quite a fisherman. His son was my friend and came to church here for several years. He told a story about his father at the funeral which was . . . unexpected. He said that once he and his brother decided to go pier fishing in the outer banks. Their dad had a very nice, favorite rod and reel and they decided in their youthful “wisdom” to “borrow” dad’s rod and reel and go fishing. There was only one problem. Somehow while they were fishing, that rod went over the pier and into the surf.

What were they going to do? They’d lost their dad’s favorite rod and reel—the one that they weren’t even supposed to be using. So, they were like Joseph’s brothers who sold him into slavery. They made up an elaborate story about how his father’s rig disappeared. I can’t remember if they told him it was stolen or just acted like they didn’t know what happened to it. Their dad bought the story.

He bought it at least until he went surf fishing. While he was fishing he hooked a “big one.” He reeled and reeled and when his line came in he had hooked a rod and reel that someone had lost. It looked very familiar. You see, he had hooked the rod that his boys had lost.

Now, that’s a fishing story that really IS hard to believe, but it was true. You’d never expect that to happen!

When it comes to obeying God, the Christian life is a lot like that story of the lost fishing rig: We know we are supposed to obey God, but we really fear what will happen if we do. Our enemy and, sometimes bad experiences lead us to expect the worst. We are led to expect defeat and failure from obedience and, as a result, we avoid it, thinking that God is the cosmic killjoy of the universe.

BACKGROUND

You see examples of this kind of thinking throughout the Scripture. On our “Journey,” we have arrived in hope you’re still traveling with us through the scriptures. Remember, we began in Genesis with God’s great creative action: He made a perfect world, but, because He wanted us to choose to love Him, He gave us a choice. We chose our own way over His and the sin of Adam plunged the world into bondage.

But God would not be defeated. He promised to redeem us and through Abraham establishes the beginning of His own people. The descendants of Abraham make their way to Egypt where they grow, even though Egypt enslaves them for 400 years. After that long captivity, God chooses a boy named Moses to be born and taken into the court of Pharaoh himself. When he tries to free his people on his own, he has to flee Egypt as a murderer. For the next 40 years Moses wanders the desert chasing smelly sheep until something very unexpected happens: Read

Exodus 3:1–10 NKJV

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

Moses had to be in shock when he heard that! He’s been in the desert for 40 years. He’s forgotten how to speak Egyptian. His confidence is shot because of all that has happened to him. He’s gotten comfortable there in Midian living an obscure but undemanding life with his family, but now God is calling him to take what seems like a huge risk. I’m sure he feels what I would feel if that happened to me: Absolutely petrified!

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” 4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” 6 Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. 7 And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. 8 So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

NEED

In fact, you might feel that way now! Some of you are afraid. God is calling you to obey in a way that is blowing your mind. You just can’t see how what you are being told to do even makes sense and you are petrified. Maybe this story of Moses can help you!

Others are very comfortable. You feel like your life is on track and, while it might not be very exciting, at least it’s safe. Risk just doesn’t make sense, but still there is a part of you that senses that you were meant for more than an endless routine of the same ole’ same ole. Let God use this story to challenge you!

TRANS

No matter how you might feel, obedience really is the only option that makes sense if you really want to follow God. And yet obedience is often a very scary thing. So, here’s my question today: How can you overcome the fear of obedience? Well, just look for a moment at how God helped Moses to do it. He shows us that we can overcome the fear of obedience when you:

You can overcome the fear of obedience when you know who you aren’t.

EXP

At first glance, Moses’s first question may make it seem as if he is thinking too little of himself. He says in v11:

Exodus 3:11 NKJV

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

Now, Moses had some great reasons for self-doubt. He was raised in the palace of Egypt as an adopted son of Pharaoh, but he never forgot his roots. He identified with his people and, you remember the story of what happened. One day out he sees a fellow Hebrew being beaten and he intervenes and kills the attacker. When he finds out that his deed is becoming known, he runs for his life and spends 40 years in the desert. He has great reasons for self-doubt.

Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt? Now, Moses had some great reasons for self-doubt. He was raised in the palace of Egypt as an adopted son of Pharaoh, but he never forgot his roots. He identified with his people and, you remember the story of what happened. One day out he sees a fellow Hebrew being beaten and he intervenes and kills the attacker. When he finds out that his deed is becoming known, he runs for his life and spends 40 years in the desert. He has great reasons for self-doubt.

And yet, his problem is not that he doubts himself too much but that he doesn’t doubt himself ENOUGH. In his question, “Who am I?” he is still thinking about himself and the possibility of what HE can do. But God isn’t asking him to do this because of who he is; God is asking him to do this through the power God is going to supply.

You see this in v12. God tells him, in essence, that his success isn’t about him, but about God.

God gives Moses two words of encouragement:

He gives Moses a promise.

In fact, God gives Moses two encouragements in this verse. First He gives Moses a promise: He says,

Exodus 3:12 NKJV

So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

I will certainly be with you. What a promise! God says, “Moses, you’re not going to have to do this in your strength. I am going to be right there beside you.” He gives him a promise . . .

He gives Moses a vision.

And then He gives him a vision. God says, When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain. I love that! God is painting Moses a picture! He is saying, “Just picture it Moses. You’re going to go get these people and you’re going to lead that great nation all the way back to this very spot and there, you are going to offer up worship to Me. But listen, Moses, you won’t do it. I’ll do it through you. Stop telling me that you aren’t able. I know you’re not able! I know who you AREN’T!”

Listen! Every disciple fears obedience, especially when the thing we are called to do seems difficult to us. The reason our obedience seems difficult, however, may not be because we doubt God but because we doubt ourselves. Now listen and listen carefully: The extent to which you fear obedience is the extent to which you are trusting yourself. Overcoming that fear begins not with you thinking more of yourself and your abilities, it begins with you thinking NOTHING of yourself. You overcome your fear of obedience when you know who you aren’t!

ILL

To some extent, at least, I think we all struggle with “I” problems. You know what I mean. Our first tendency is to focus on what we are able to achieve and sometimes, quite frankly, we just think way too much of ourselves and our abilities.

Chan Gailey

Chan Gailey is a football coach who has sent time at Georgia Tech, Troy State, the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills to name just a few. When he was getting started with Troy State, he was headed to the practice field when a secretary called him back to take a phone call.

Somewhat irritated, Gailey told her to take a message because he was on his way to practice.

She responded, "But it's Sports Illustrated."

"I'll be right there," he said.

As he made his way to the building, he began to think about the upcoming article. It would be great publicity for a small school like Troy State to be in Sports Illustrated. As he got closer, he realized that a three-page article would not be sufficient to tell the whole story. Coming even closer to his office, he started thinking that he might be on the cover. "Should I pose or go with an action shot," he wondered. His head was spinning with all of the possibilities.

When he picked up the phone and said hello, the person asked, "Is this Chan Gailey?"

"Yes, it is," he replied confidently.

"This is Sports Illustrated, and we're calling to let you know that your subscription is running out. Are you interested in renewing?" Wow! What a let down!

APP

Our problem when we are afraid to do what God calls us to do is that we are thinking too highly of ourselves, so let me ask you, Are you afraid to obey God? If so, why are you afraid? If you say that it is because you can’t do the job; If you say, “I can’t teach that class, disciple that person, lead that group;” If you say I can’t whatever (and you fill in the “whatever”)

If you say “I can’t whatever,” the problem with that statement is not the “whatever,” no matter what your “whatever” is. The problem with that statement is the “I.” God does not expect you to do “whatever,” He just expects you to step out on faith and obey. He will be with you and you will succeed in the way He has ordained. Overcoming the fear of obedience begins with knowing who you aren’t.

TRANS

But the other side to do knowing who you are is knowing who God is. That’s the second way you overcome fear: You know who you aren’t and you:

You can overcome the fear of obedience when you know Who God is.

EXP

Moses’s second question is really interesting and I found that not all the commentators agree on what is being asked. I think the best understanding of it is to realize the context in which Moses asks the question. Look at v 13. It says:

Exodus 3:13 NKJV

Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”

13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” Now I think that question was valid. I believe that it is quite possible that, through 400 years of captivity, the people may have well forgotten much about who their God was. They may have been confused by the rampant idolatry of Egypt. Moses probably knew this so he asks this question: “What will I tell them Your name is?

The answer he receives is 2 words: I AM. He tells Moses in v 14: 14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” zYes His name is only 2 words, but those two words tell us so much. God tells Moses that he is the PRESENT God. When He says that His name is “I AM” He is saying that there is no place where He is not. He is I AM. He is the present God, and

Moses realizes that

The I AM God is the powerful God.

He is the POWERFUL God. The name “I AM” says that since He is God and He is everywhere, He controls everything. He is in control. He is the powerful God and

The I AM God is the forever God.

He is the FOREVER God. “I AM” says that He always was, He is and He forever will be. He is I AM; He is the forever God and

The I AM God is the personal God.

He is the PERSONAL God. God’s answer to Moses question with the specific name “I AM” tells Moses that He wants to be known by man. He is not aloof and disconnected. He is everywhere and He is with us. He is the personal God and . . .

The I AM God is the all-knowing God.

He is the ALL-KNOWING God. The name “I AM” reveals that Yahweh is present when every word is uttered, every circumstance occurs, and every thought is formed. He is the all-knowing God and . . .

The I AM God is the connected God.

He is the CONNECTED God. God goes on to tell Moses that He is to tell the people not only that He is the I AM but that, as the I AM, He is the God of their forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is not some new deity they have not known, no He is the deity that called Abraham and created man. He is the connected God and

The I AM God is the calling God.

He is the CALLING God. No, even though they had been captive for 400 years, God would not leave His people without redemption. The bush that would not burn has become the opportunity for a fearful shepherd to become a courageous leader. He is the calling God and

The I AM God is the delivering God.

He will be the DELIVERING God. Look at v 16. 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt; 17 and I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’

God uses this occasion to re-introduce Himself both to Moses and to His people. He knows that if Moses and the people of Israel are going to have the courage to stand up to Pharaoh, they have to know Who He is and who they are not. It’s the same with you and me. If we are going to have courage to stand as God would have us stand, we have to know Who He is.

APP

Which may leave some of you thinking, “Well, that’s great Rusty, but I don’t really know God like that. I understand your words with my mind, but I don’t know that they’ve reached my heart. I understand the concept of God, but I find it hard to embrace Him.”

If that’s you, let me say to you that I have prayed for you this morning. You see, I realize that there is a spiritual dimension to this that cannot be overlooked. What I mean is that, if you truly come to see God for Who He is, He has to INTERVENE in your life. Think about it! What was it that caused Moses to encounter this “I AM” God? He saw a burning bush!!

That just leads me to this application: The story of our relationship with God is not primarily about us seeking God, but Him seeking us! If we ever get to know the “I AM” it is because he intervenes in our lives. For Moses, it was the burning bush; what is it for you? What is your “burning bush?” Could it be the death of a loved one? Could it be a health crisis or the loss of a job? Could it be a depressing emptiness that you cannot shake?

Perhaps that thing that has so captured your attention is really God speaking to you. Don’t walk on past it like its not there. Turn aside and let God have His way in you. Take time to meet the I AM God.

ILL

Rosalind Picard

That’s what Dr. Rosalind Picard did. She was doing research for MIT and was convinced that she didn’t need God. She was an atheist who dismissed Christians as uneducated. But as an educated person she figured at least she should read the Bible. Picard said, “When I first opened the Bible, I expected to find phony miracles … and assorted gobbledygook. To my surprise, the Book of Proverbs was full of wisdom. I had to pause while reading and think.”

She read through the entire Bible twice. She said, “I felt this strange sense of being spoken to. Part of me was increasingly eager to spend time with the God of the Bible, but an irritated voice inside me insisted I would be happy again once I moved on.”

In college, another student invited her to his church. The pastor got her attention when he asked, “Who is Lord of your life?” She said: I was intrigued: I was the captain of my ship, but was it possible that God would actually be willing to lead me? After praying, “Jesus Christ, I ask you to be Lord of my life,” my world changed dramatically, as if a flat, black-and-white existence suddenly turned full-color and three-dimensional. But I lost nothing of my urge to seek new knowledge. In fact, I felt emboldened to ask even tougher questions about how the world works.

Today, I work closely with people whose lives are filled with medical struggles. I do not have adequate answers to explain all their suffering. But I know there is a God of unfathomable greatness and love who freely enters into relationship with all who confess their sins and call upon his name.

I once thought I was too smart to believe in God. Now I know I was an arrogant fool who snubbed the greatest Mind in the cosmos—the Author of all science, mathematics, art, and everything else there is to know. Today I walk … with joy, alongside the most amazing Companion anyone could ask for, filled with desire to keep learning and exploring. Today she walks with I AM.

And it is that I AM who takes away all fear not because of how brave we are but because of Who He is.

TRANS

You truly can overcome your fear of obedience, but there must be some things that learn. You must know who you aren’t and Who God is but that’s not all. You can also

D3:

You can overcome the fear of obedience when you know what God can do.

EXP

But Moses still has more questions. In 4:1 and 4:10 he expresses 2 more doubts to God.

Moses doubts that his own authority.

First, he doubts that he will have the authority to lead the people. V1 says,

Exodus 4:1 NKJV

Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ”

God answers this need for authority with three signs.

God answers Moses’s doubt by making the ordinary into the miraculous.

His first staff shows that GOD WILL MAKE THE ORDINARY INTO THE MIRACULOUS. If v2 God asks Moses, “What is that in your hand?” Now, Moses’s rod was his identity. It identified him as a shepherd. He gives Moses a personal assurance here. He takes Moses identity and redeems it.

God tells Moses to cast his rod on the ground. It becomes a curling, hissing snake. Then God says, Reach out your hand and take it by the tail! . . . “Lord I can’t talk plain and I can’t hear good either.” But Moses obeys and the snake becomes his rod again. God shows Moses what He can do. He makes the ordinary into the miraculous.

God answers Moses’s doubt by making the vulnerable invulnerable.

And then GOD MAKES THE VULNERABLE INVULNERABLE. In verse 6, God tells Moses to put his hand into his robe. When he pulls it out, it is covered with leprosy. That’s significant! The people of that day feared leprosy more than almost any other disease. As Moses stands there looking at leprosy, the thing he most fears and makes him vulnerable, God tells him to stick his hand back into his robe. When he takes it out, all the leprosy is gone. God has taken the thing that was most feared and given Moses control over it. That’s what the I AM can do. He makes the vulnerable invulnerable.

God answers Moses’s doubt by making the victors victims.

And then GOD MAKES THE VICTORS VICTIMS. His third sign is to go to the Nile River, take up some of it’s water, and pour it on the land. When it is poured on the land, it becomes blood. This was also significant! The Nile was the source of life for the Egyptians. Without it’s water, the people would not be able to live. Because of this, the Egyptians worshiped it as a God. By showing God’s power over the Nile, God was giving Moses power over the Egyptians.

God makes it clear to Moses. He lets him know that when they ask him who he thinks he is to demand freedom for the Israelites, God will validate his authority. He will make the ordinary miraculous; he will make the vulnerable invulnerable and He will make the victors the victims.

Moses doubts that his own ability.

And Moses just doesn’t doubt his authority, he also doubts his ability.

Exodus 4:10 NKJV

Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

V10 says, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”[1] Now we aren’t sure why Moses says this. Perhaps after 40 years, he had forgotten how to speak the language of Egypt. Perhaps he had been following sheep around so long, he didn’t think he could think sharply enough to do the job.

I am so glad that these vv are in the Bible. You see, all of us have an “achilles heel” don’t we? We have that thing, that weakness, that habit, that failure, that something that makes us feel like we can’t do what God has called us to do.

But God doesn’t accept Moses’s excuse. He gives him a very clear answer. He tells Moses that his inability is answered by His Omnipotence. He says: “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? Simply put, God tells Moses, I made your mouth and what’s more He goes on to say, I will be with your mouth. In other words, I made, Moses, and I am going to fill it. In fact, He says, I will be with your mouth AND TEACH YOU WHAT YOU SHALL SAY.

God says, “I know you doubt your authority, but I am going to show up in power. I know you doubt your ability, but I made you and I know how to use you and teach you. Stop worrying about what you CAN’T do and start believing what I CAN do!”

And that’s the way we overcome our fear of obedience too. We focus our minds on what God can do!

APP

Listen! I know that when God calls us to obey, we often feel INCAPABLE. Satan, our enemy, will focus our attention on our inabilities and make us feel inadequate. But that’s why we need to trust God’s power. He made us and, if He made us LIVE, He can make us SUCCEED.

I also know that, when we are called to obedience, we ill sometimes feel ALONE. I’m that when Moses did go into Pharaoh’s court that first time with just Aaron, he felt VERY alone. As you know, his first audience doesn’t go very well. Pharaoh says “no” to his request and increases the pressure on the people of Israel, so much so that the people turn on Moses in complaint. At that moment, he had to remember God’s promise: “I will be with you.”

Listen, when you obey you will feel alone, but remember that God has promised to be with you.

And when you are called to obey, you will often feel BEWILDERED. You may even feel uncertain about exactly what you need to do. So often we feel uncertain because we are looking too far down the road. All we need to do in those moments is the very next thing God calls us to do and just trust what He is going to do, not what we feel like we can’t do.

ILL

Pic - Christmas Theater

Kathy and I moved here in February of 1993. In the fall of that year we introduced an idea to Peace Church. We told them about something we called “Christmas Theater.” People were intrigued by the idea, but the doubt was really palpable. It was such a new concept at that point that people really could not even get their heads around it. For that reason, we did a program with few actors and little risk. That first year I felt everything I have just described. I felt incapable. I wasn’t sure I could lead people to get on board and to what I was asking them to do. (By the way, I am quite sure that if I had not have had our former pastor’s strong support, it would have flopped!)

I also felt very alone. It wasn’t that people did anything wrong, it was just that they didn’t bet it at first. I have to be honest, I questioned myself a lot, but God was with me. He encouraged me.

But, I have to tell you that there were also plenty of times that I felt bewildered by the opportunity and the need to make critical decisions. But God blessed for many years and brought success until Christmas Theater served it’s purpose and was retired.

Here’s what I learned: God is able! He gives authority for leadership and He gives ability for leadership. We just have to know that He is able and step out on faith to follow Him.

TRANS

You truly can overcome your fear of obedience, but there must be some things that learn. You must know who you aren’t, you must know Who God is, and you can believe in what God can do, but that’s not all. You can also

D4:

You can overcome the fear of obedience when you know what obedience brings.

EXP

There is an interesting exchange at the end of God’s call of Moses that makes God mad. Look at 4:13:

Exodus 4:13 NKJV

But he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”

13 But he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.” Now notice that the word, “else,” is not actually in the text. Really the verse says, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever You may send.” The most likely interpretation is not a refusal to obey but a reluctance to obey: It’s like Moses says, “Ok, God, have it Your way because how can I resist You; You are God.” This is a common occurrence in those who are called. They think that God is out to make them miserable.

Now notice that the word, “else,” is not actually in the text. Really the verse says, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever You may send.” The most likely interpretation is not a refusal to obey but a reluctance to obey: It’s like Moses says, “Ok, God, have it Your way because how can I resist You; You are God.” This is a common occurrence in those who are called. They think that God is out to make them miserable.

ILL

John Calvin

One of the fathers of the Protestant reformation, John Calvin, experienced this. Calvin was an intellectual who just wanted to be by himself to study. But one night he traveled through Geneva, Switzerland. Pastor John Farel had been looking for help there and he told Calvin that God had called him to help. When Calvin refused, the pastor threatened to call down the curse of God on his life if he refused. Calvin stayed and became the great theologian who greatly influenced what you and I believe today. But, before he was a great theologian, he was a reluctant servant.

Why is that? Why do we tend to resist the call of God? I think it has to do with what we expect from the call. We think that obedience will bring misery. But I want you to know today that God has so much more in store than we can even imagine. Listen! Because Moses obeys, however reluctantly, Moses becomes MOSES!

APP

And O how we need to know this. Our joy can never be found in our personal wealth, no matter how much you make. If you are a Christ-follower, you will not be happy until you fully follow Him with all of your heart!

And your joy will never be found in your personal achievement. I don’t care how many times you are salesman of the year, you will not be fully happy until you fully follow Christ in obedience.

Listen! The only thing that will bring you deep joy is found in knowing and doing God’s will. It comes when you see the deep joy that obedience brings.

VIS

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