Be my Strength when I am Weak

Exodus 4:10-12:

"Then Moses said to the LORD, 'Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since. You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.' " The LORD said to him, 'Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say.' "

God can work through our physical weaknesses for His glory.

As the song goes:

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all.

2 Corinthians illustrates the truth of God's being able to work in spite of our shortcomings in verses 9 and 10: "And He has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong."

God, please work through my weaknesses for Your glory.

On Trusting God

In Exodus 4:3, the LORD told Moses to throw his staff on the ground. Verses 3-5 go on to say "So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. But the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail' -- so he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand -- 'that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.' "

God spoke, and Moses followed (by stretching out his hand to catch what he feared). When God told him to "grasp" the serpent "by its tail," I wonder if Moses was still filled with the fear he seemed to have when he fled from it at first. This passage demonstrates how Moses trusted God and obeyed Him in spite of his initial fright. I then, too, should trust and obey God in the midst of insecurity or fear.

God's "memorial-name"

God's "memorial-name" as described in Exodus 3:15 -- "The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob"

In verse 15, it is further noted that "this is . . . [God's] name forever. . .to all generations."

I like this. Knowing that God is the God of my ancestors. He has stood the test of time and proved His faithfulness time and time again. Perhaps He wanted Moses and the Israelites to always remember this special name so that they would be drawn closer to HIM. Perhaps this special name served as a heart-engraven reminder of God's covenant to their forefathers. With this covenant ever implanted in the forefront of their minds, they could perhaps better endure their hardships waiting for the time of deliverance. If they could remember the faithfulness God has shown their ancestors, perhaps it could help them trust in the fulfillment of His covenant.

Waiting for the light in expectation with the knowledge of God's faithfulness shown since time's beginning.

I want to patiently wait for the light that God brings and remember the faithfulness God has shown. God please teach me your faithfulness and let me remember the times You have shown me faithfulness. God please show me how You have proven faithful to others throughout the Bible and throughout the centuries.