Daily Verse: Exodus 4:13-14

But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it." Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses and he said, "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and his heart will be glad when he sees you.

 

God heard the groaning from his people that are under the boot of Pharaoh and wants to bring them relief. So he is sending Moses to speak to the Israelites, convincing them to follow him out of Egypt. And much like we do today, Moses responds with a list of excuses. As seen in the text above, God eventually gets angry with Moses and his resistance…in fact his anger BURNS against Moses. God is heated and fired-up. If we freeze right there and don’t read any further, I can imagine the next scene would be God “back-handing” Moses, telling him to “Suck it up, it’s go time. No more excuses!” After all, that’s probably what Moses deserved…especially since God had just  given Moses some incredible tools to prove to the people that God was in the mix (See verses 1:7). But God doesn’t back-hand him…God doesn’t give him what he deserves for his persistence resistance. In fact, od shows patience with Moses, and maybe even a glimpse of compassion and understanding. In verse 10, Moses tells God that he is not the right man for the job because he is a poor public speaker. Perhaps this was just another excuse or a real insecurity for Moses. Either way, God reveals his loving side to Moses in suggesting a way to help Moses in this matter. He suggests that Aaron, Moses brother, go with Moses because Aaron is a good speaker. This is incredibly encouraging to see that our Lord leads with love, even when he would have been completely justified to force Moses into submission with a more direct and aggressive approach. May we find hope, comfort, and peace from this in our own lives today, knowing that our God is a loving God. To God be the glory!