When Pastor Schlote approached me about doing an on-line devotion for our web page here at Our Savior, many thoughts went thru my head, the biggest one being “Who? Me?” After all there are better people in the church to write than I. My level of biblical understanding is one that borders on knowledge but is not one worthy of such an important task. After all what I write would not only be read by the congregation but by anyone who came to our webpage and was considering our church. I wondered if asking me might be a mistake. Have you ever felt that way when God asks you to do something? “Not me Lord. I am the wrong color, or nationality or age. They like different things than me. How could I be the right person to witness for you in this manor? There are better people and I can name them for you Lord." As I worked through the request that Pastor Schlote gave me I found myself thinking of Moses. Moses was told by God to go tell Pharaoh to let His people go. Moses was not keen on the idea either. In fact he came up with some pretty good excuses as to why he shouldn't be the one to do such an important task. First Moses questioned (as I did) about his place in the scheme of God's will. “Who am I?'  (Exodus 3:11) then he called out and proclaimed “What if they do not believe me (4:1) then he pulled up what in my mind is the best defense of things.” O Lord I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue " (Exodus 4:10) finally he just tells God plainly.” O Lord please send someone else to do it." (Exodus 4:13)

            Looking at the words of the great Moses gave me strength. After all Moses could tell God to send someone else and certainly God would understand and do just that. After a week or two I began to feel God working on my heart and to think about it. I re-read the passages that I have just quoted and looked at what God had to say. In each case God was patient with Moses and gave him reasons why it should be him. The Lord did the same to me. He reminded me that I have written in the past and that what I have written has been well received. Finally after a long week of looking and thinking I found myself coming back to the Lord and saying. “I know better people who have better things to say.” It was at that moment that the Lord reminded me of something. The Apostle Peter was once asked to stop preaching the word of God and his response is dear to my heart. “For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:20) The only thing this apostle did was speak as God instructed him through the power of the Holy Spirit as to what he had seen. It was God's mission and he took this fisherman and made him speak. So the truth is correct. I am not the right person to do this work. Not on my own power. Yet and it’s a big YET, With God in my plans and direction I can speak about what I have seen and heard. It is therefore my hope and prayer that these devotions will move you in your walk with God. After all it's His mission.

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