I attended a training course recently and one of the class activities was a teach-back session. This involved each participant playing the role of the course facilitator followed by a feedback session on the performance. During the feedback session, each participant was asked how they felt during the role play. One recurrent feeling, shared by most of the participants was nervousness. Different people experienced different degrees of nervousness, but most shook it off as the sessions wore on. Even the naturally bold and outgoing people were not left out in this mini stage fright.
This was probably how Gideon felt when the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said “The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour”. He tried fabricating creative excuses why he was not the right person to deliver Israel. Jeremiah felt the same way too, when he was told he was going to be a prophet over Israel. Even the great Moses that later spoke with the Lord face to face started this way too.
God has a way of working His mighty acts in spite of our human weaknesses? He turns the weak things of this world into great wonders. All the weak people that actually took the leap of faith into God’s arms never remained that way. Gideon said “YES” and God used him to deliver Israel from the Midianites in a miraculous way. Jeremiah said “YES” and we still talk about him today. What about Moses? He said “YES” too and you know the rest of his story.
The God that we serve today is still the same God and He has not lost the power to put His words backed by His power into your mouth. It actually does not depend on you and it’s not about you. It’s all about the Almighty God, the Sovereign God, the Creator of the universe. His power can make all your weaknesses become non-existent. If it was about Moses, his stuttering lips would have wrecked the whole mission.
If you ever find yourself in that situation, where cold feet want to get the best of you, just put your arms in His arms, open your mouth and watch Him fill it. It’s all about Him and He will never fail to show up. Always remember that it’s about Him.
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