No Excuses Today

Scripture – Exodus 3:13-15: 13Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.

Reflection: One of the disciplines I’ve struggled with in the past is to make an honest list of my strengths and my weaknesses. A lot of people have no problem filling in the weakness side of the sheet. In fact, it’s real easy to focus on what I can’t do – or more accurately, on what I think I can’t do.

In yesterday’s reading God called Moses to a task and promised to be with him as he carried it out. Today the excuses begin. And as they often work with me, Moses begins with theoretical scenarios. “Suppose I go….” Nothing stops me faster than fabricating “what if” situations. It’s like I want to be ready for every possibility and have an answer for every question. And since that kind of preparation is not possible, I can just avoid doing what I’m called to do.

The promise of Christ is that He will walk with me into all situations and He will give me what I need when I need it. So today I won’t make any excuses. God knows what I can and cannot do. I’ll trust Him and move forward, no matter what He asks.