He’s Promising to Be With You
Wednesday’s Verse:
From Exodus 4:15 ESV
“You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do.”
Moses did not want the job.
When God called Moses to go before Pharaoh, Moses began with excuses. He was afraid. He didn’t think he talked well enough. He thought someone else should do the job. God gave Moses Aaron to speak for him. But notice what He says to Moses: “I will be with your mouth… and will teach you what to say.”
God doesn’t call qualified people. He qualifies the called.
For Lutherans, this passage couldn’t be clearer on vocation and grace. God works through means. He speaks through flesh-and-blood people with real words and real voices. Moses would speak and Aaron would speak, but the power would not come from their smooth talking. The power would come from the Gospel.
Pastors preach. Parents instruct their children. Normal Christians share the message of Christ over coffee or during a commute. We may stumble over words. We may feel inadequate. But God’s promise is still true. He will be with our mouths, and His Word will accomplish His purposes.
There is no need to worry about impressing people. Simply be faithful to speak the truth. God will make His Word effective.
Where has God placed you to speak His Word? In your family? At your church? With your friends? You are not sent alone. God goes with you just as He went with Moses.
He’s not looking for a charismatic speaker. He’s promising to be with you.
✝️ A Prayer for Today:
Lord God, I know my fears and inadequacies all too well. When I am afraid to speak, help me remember that Your Word does not return void. Be with my mouth as you were with Moses. Teach me what to say and help me trust You. Amen.
Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Luther’s Morning Prayer:
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
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