Exodus 4-6

In chapter 4 we see Moses giving God all the reasons He should choose someone else. God had already made his choice. He did agree to let his brother Aaron speak for him, but He did not let Moses off the hook. How many times has God been angered at our excuses? Then He equipped Him with power for the assignment. God made good on his promise to prepare tha Israelite leaders to believe them and they worshipped the Lord for his concern for them.

In chapter 5 we see Pharaoh rejecting God's plan for He did not know Him. We cannot expect others to respond to God the way we should if they do not know Him. Pharaoh then increased their work load and was harder on them than before. This may have been allowed to prepare the Israelites for leaving. They even wished for God's judgement upon Moses for starting this whole thing. Moses then took this to the Lord and said "you have not rescued your people at all". (NIV)

In chapter 6 we see God promise to deliver them from Egypt. The Israelites were so discouraged they did not listen. Then the Lord spoke to Aaron and Moses about the Isaelites and He commanded them to bring them out of Egypt. Then the Lord commanded Moses to deliver the words of the Lord to Pharaoh. That was a tough assignment. Why would Pharaoh listen now? What difficult tasks have we been given? The closer we get to the Lord, the more He confirms His ability to accomplish the task at hand. Why do we worry and fret? I believe the more we experience him, the more confident we become. Our daily walk is so important as we give Him our concerns and He handles them. He may reveal how he wants us to respond, He may just handle it himself. He may command us to take action as He tells us what to do and say. The importance of letting God lead cannot be overstated. That is true Lordship. We should all strive for that.

Tomorrow I intent to read Exodus 7-9