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Intro – Moses meets God – Here I am
On the mountain of God’s Word, 2 main things occur:
1.
You face God
2. You face yourself
Both should see the same image.
· But what happens when they don’t?
· One side is right, and one side is wrong.
· Hint: God’s side is always right!
The sooner we see ourselves as God sees us, the sooner victory comes, not only for us but for others God calls us to help.
III.
TheMisgivings of Moses (Ex.
3:10–4:23)
A. The protests (Ex.
3:11–15; 4:10–17)
Should not this once in a lifetime encounter with the Creator of the Universe been sufficient to convince a person to follow the Lord’s leading?
Should not our commitment and appreciation for the Lord’s kindness compel us to go anywhere for God and do anything He asks us, regardless of where it takes us or who we may have to face?
Have you ever sworn to God that you will go anywhere and do anything for Him?
How would you react if God accepted your proposal and chose to send you on a mission that was needed by others, but not wanted by you?
Do not our prayers actually mean, “Lord I’ll go anywhere, but there” or “Lord I’ll do anything, but that.”
Unfortunately, even in the light of a face-to-face encounter with God, Moses is about to make five excuses as to why he cannot or will not follow God’s command to help others.
What later ensued was a 5-round battle of God and man trying to convince each other that:
· their cause was just, - Moses wanted to stay when God said
· they had the right man, - God said yes and Moses said no
· their way was better
Despite Moses’ repeated protests and misgivings, he could not convince God to change His mind.
1 – Revival Miracles Bring SECURITY
Answer – God ACCOMPANIES You
First objection – from “here I am” to “No I won’t”
From “I won’t go alone” – to “I will go with you”
From “No I can’t” – to “Yes we can”
– from solo to duo
a. Moses says that he is not important enough to appear before Pharaoh.
Protested = A combination of H559 “to speak” and H413 “against”
Protest #1 – based on insecurity
Confrontation #1, yourself = “Who am I?”
Issue: From “Here I am” to “Who am I?”
· How quickly we change our praise in the face of challenges!
· Moses is starting to sound as if he is already in the Egyptian “valley” even while he is still on the “mountaintop” with God!
· In the parable of the Sower, Jesus warned how the hard soil was immediately robbed of God’s seed because it did not mix what it heard with faith.
· Modern application – how many of God’s people have a “divine encounter” with Jesus during a church service, only to get upset before they reach the parking lot!
· For example, In a corporate setting of a Spirit filled church service, Christians regularly hear a prophetic Word about how much God loves them and inform them of a great call from the Lord upon their life.
While most believers would choose to end the story at that point, sometimes God’s call involves a level of personal sacrifice that is contrary to our selfish human nature.
I call this a “conflict of interest”, when man’s interest for “self” conflicts with God’s interest for others.
Kingdom principle: Don’t argue with God! Simply let your yes be yes!
Since God’s promises are yes and amen (2 Cor 1:20) for us, should not our promise to God be the same?
b.
The Lord tells Moses that he will be with him and will bring him back to Mount Sinai.
Exodus 3:12 (NLT)
12 God answered, “I will be with you.
And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.”
God’s presence brings security through empowerment
Doubt is a WET BLANKET to Revival Fire!
Revival fire can only burn as strong as the fuel is dry.
God is trying to set Moses on fire, but Moses’ excuses are like wet blankets to God’s plan.
Personal challenge: Do you see yourself as God sees you?
We need to repent of seeing ourselves as anything less than God’s assessment of us.
Personal Application
If God be for us, who can be against us?
2 – Revival Miracles Bring AUTHORITY
Answer – God AUTHORIZES You
Second objection
Authority comes from a name
Moses’ name is mud, So God lends His Name
a. Moses complains that he holds no authority.
Exodus 3:13 (NLT)
13 But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’
Then what should I tell them?”
Audience = PEOPLE
Within minutes of the Lord calling Moses audibly by name, Moses went from “Here I am” to “I am nobody”.
Moses is immediately opposing the very God he was welcoming.
Perhaps Moses thought that God would choose to not reveal His name, thereby giving Moses a technical excuse to not go to Pharaoh.
Confrontation #2 – Your God
b.
The Lord tells Moses that he, the “I Am,” is his authority.
Exodus 3:14–15 (NLT)
14 God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am.
Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.
This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.
Personal Application
In His Name we cast out devils
3 – Revival Miracles Bring AUTHENTICITY
Answer – God EMPOWERS You
this is God for real… Third objection (Ex.
4:1–5)
a. Moses insists that the people will not believe him.
Exodus 4:1 (NLT)
1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me?
What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’?”
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The Lord turns Moses’ staff into a snake and tells him that the people will believe him when they see this.
A – Revival Brings Miracles of NATURE
Exodus 4:2–9 (NLT)
2 Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied.
3 “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him.
So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake!
Moses jumped back.
God was using the snake as a metaphor to teach Moses to confront and gain victory over his real enemy, Pharoah.
God did not tell Moses what would happen beforehand
We need to be ready for anything when it comes to revival!
Revival often comes in unexpected forms.
Moses misinterpreted what I was trying to do.
Since the snake represents a natural enemy, Moses responded in a very human way, through self-preservation, even in the presence of God following the commands of God.
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