Week 39, Day 2: Go tell Pharaoh

Today’s Reading:  Exodus 6:1-30

Some thoughts from the reading…

After Pharaoh has refused to let the people go and instead Israel has been forced to work harder, Moses had asked why did the Lord bring harm to the people and why did He ever send him?  I think these passages are good to consider since we think of Moses as a great leader, but that is not where he is right now.  Considering how great a leader Moses was later I find his transition and build up to that point fascinating to witness.  The Lord told Moses to go to Pharaoh again.  Moses goes and speaks to the people but they wouldn’t listen to him and Moses takes this to heart.  When God tells him to go to Pharaoh, Moses replies that the people won’t listen to him so why will Pharaoh listen to him because he is unskilled in speech.  Moses falters in his confidence at this point.  He is blamed for causing the hardships of Israel, Pharaoh dismissed his initial demands.  Moses here mentions that he is unskilled in speech.  Again, Moses does not feel confident and is uncertain about his abilities.  The chapter ends with him referring to this again. 

Question:  Are there areas of your service that you can see “improvements”?  Were there things that you used to be uncertain about doing or places you didn’t feel comfortable going and yet now that you have experience or more confidence you can do these things.  How have you grown in your service to God?

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