“Moses said to the Lord, ‘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).
The man had the potential of being a great future leader. He was excellent in military service and demonstrated strong skills in the political game. However, he abandoned all the power awaiting him. He became a wandering sheep herder on the mountain of Median for forty years. For all those long stretched out years, he accepted the solitary life. Every day, he talked to the sheep, calling out “be-be” to them. Then one morning, God appeared to him and instructed him to stand up, and go rescue the Israelites out of the bondage of the Egyptians.
Moses stammered when he talked to God, saying: “All these years, I never have performed public speaking. I am not a very good talker. I also have the bad habit of stuttering.” God sternly spoke to him, saying: “Who created your mouth? Is it Me?” Moses obeyed God and began his service.
God does not wait for us to become perfect in every aspect in our life for Him to use us for His service. Every one has short comings. God calls us even when we have limitations. Because of our weaknesses, we are more likely to humble ourselves; recognizing that all we are able to accomplish is through God’s grace. If we were perfect, we could become pompous, working for God, by thinking we were using our own strength.
When we serve God, we do not need to worry that we don’t have enough talents. Our lack of education or weaknesses should not be barriers in working for Him. God created Adam from dust, so He can give us talents, if we earnestly seek to serve Him. Those whose turn over their weaknesses to God, God will turn them into strength. Let’s give to God our stupidity so that we can have His wisdom. All our weaknesses, He will make perfect if we serve Him with all our hearts.
Even though we may have very little talent, God can use us for His work. God wants us to have a sincere heart in serving Him.
Pastor Thoai Duong
Translated by Minh Merideth
