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WHAT IS
THAT IN YOUR HAND?
- Pastor M.K.Babu |
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Then the LORD said to him,
“What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,” he replied. (Exo 4:2). |
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Moses had but a staff in his hand when he encountered
God on Mount Horeb. Those were the days Moses was
tendering the flock of his father-in-law Jethro. The
initial stage of his life was spent in royal style; he
could even have become the king of Egypt. His nimble
fingers were well trained in handling swords and shields
just as well as they could wield the scribes pen and
papyrus. He knew how to fight battles and to run an
efficient national administration. Forty years had
passed after he left Egypt. His life in the Egyptian
palace remained in his memory. Age had taken its toll
and he was weak in his body too. The most powerful and
energetic period of his life had been spent tending
sheep.
Moses lacked confidence and was apprehensive when God
came down to meet with him. His unwillingness to go back
to Egypt for the mission of redeeming the Israel from
the bondage Pharaoh was evident from the excuses he came
up with. Apparently, the divine intervention in Moses’
life revealed the plan and purpose of God for him.
God works in our lives in mysterious ways. Though there
were thousands of young, bold and energetic men among
the Israelites in Egypt, He came down to Moses who
lacked confidence and strength, living hundreds of miles
away in a strange land. The word of God says: “For God’s
gifts and his call are irrevocable (Rom 11:29). God
begins His work in us when we become zero in every area
of our life.
Therefore, God wished to convince Moses about his
calling and election on his life. Many boast about being
a “self-made man”. A child of God cannot use such a
phrase; for God is the Maker of everyone. In whatever
condition and situation we are in it is God’s plan for
us to be there. If we feel unsatisfied and unsuccessful
in the situation it is high time for us to search our
failures and disobedience. Fear of failure and troubles
hold back many from attempting what God has purposed for
their lives. Failure is not the antonym of success;
rather, it is one of the steps that lead to success. God
can convert our stumbling blocks to stepping stones.
God was neither excited about the experience that Moses
had in the royal palace of Egypt nor in his occupation
in his in-law’s land of Midian. God chooses a person —
not his profession and belongings. Certainly, all that
can bring glory to God if the person in question is
willing to submit everything to God. Possessions and
talents are immaterial without a divine “Unction.”
When Moses was unenthusiastic to go for the mission, God
wanted to ignite him. He chose the staff, the very staff
that symbolised his profession and life. Moses carried
it all the time; it had become a part of his life. God
asked Moses: what is that in your hands? Moses answered
that it was his staff. God touched that staff and made
it a supernatural medium for performing miracles.
God used the same staff to perform miracles and to send
plagues on Egypt. (Ex. 4:17, 7:10, 7:20, 8:5, 8:17,
9:23, 10:13). For God had touched that staff and
sanctified it for His purpose and it was His staff.
Moses understood that it was no more his staff but
God’s. (Ex. 4:20, 17:9).
This same staff God used to divide the Red Sea for the
Israelites to walk through on dry ground. When the
people needed water, God asked the Moses to strike a
rock with the same staff.
There was once a battle with the Amalakites. Moses knew
that if he stood on the mountain of God holding the same
staff, God would give them victory.
You might be thinking that there is nothing special in
you to make you a mighty servant of God. He is not
demanding anything special from you. Rather, give to God
what you have in your hands. God can touch it and work
through that ‘staff’. God’s work in and through you
starts with whatever you already have in your hands.
Find what is yours, lay hold of it, and run with it. You
are not going to run far with what belongs to someone
else. |
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This page
is updated on Oct 24, 2009 |
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PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY
10 YEARS CELEBRATION
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