Moses was human just like you and me, and he had his own share of questions to ask. God had sent him to a people who had largely forgotten who He was, and if asked who sent him, he was to reply, ‘The ‘I AM that I AM’ has sent me to you.’ No doubt there were questions reeling around in His head – “What if they don’t believe God sent me?” “What if they don’t want to come out of Egypt to worship God?” “What if they’re too far gone to want to come back to God?” “What if….?” I believe that one time or the other, in one situation or another, we have asked these “What if” questions ourselves.
Moses was a man on a mission, but his was a mission with a difference. It was a mission for God. A man or woman on a mission for God is a man or woman with a mission impossible in the eyes of the world around him. Moses was sent by God, but at the onset he had doubts about the success of his mission. It looked impossible, but the Bible shows us something very striking. God asked Moses what he had in his hand. It was a simple shepherd’s rod, but then the power of God came on that rod and when God was through with it, the Bible says Moses took the rod of God in his hand! With that rod, he did great signs and wonders in Egypt, he humbled Pharaoh and his magicians. With that rod, he parted the Red Sea!
Moses got his assurance that it was God sending him; he caught the revelation of the Name of God and the wonders of His Name. He came to the realization that there was nothing too small or insignificant for God to use in achieving His purposes. And as he took the rod of God in his hand, the Name of God in his mouth and the presence of God with him into Egypt, Mission Impossible became Mission ‘It’s Possible!’ What do you have today? Let God bless it and use it to do miracles.
