God’s Reassurance Comes by Way of a Promise 

  (Exodus 3:11-12) 

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 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” 

 12 And He said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain.”

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  When obedience becomes costly, the question changes.  

  The calling stays the same - only the cost becomes clear. 

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Like Volunteers

At first: “Here I am” (easy when the need is general)  

Then the details come:  

• It’s not just helping — it’s leading  

• It’s not just showing up — it’s sacrifice  

• It’s not just a moment — it’s a commitment  

Suddenly: “Maybe I’m not the right one.”  

Understanding Moses’ Hesitation  

Standing barefoot before the burning bush…  

hearing God’s voice…  

told to confront the most powerful ruler on earth.  

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   Three Things Happening in Moses (and in Us) 

  ++1. Self-Doubt  

  ++2. Feelings of Inadequacy  

  ++3. A Shift in Focus  

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  1. Self-Doubt

  ++Forty years earlier Moses tried in his own strength… and failed.  

  ++Now God is sending him back to the exact same place.  

  ++Failure can become the master of your future.  

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  2. Feelings of Inadequacy

  ++Moses is now an 80-year-old shepherd 

  ++no army,  

  ++no platform,  

  ++no influence.  

  ++Just a staff and a past.  

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  We take inventory of what we don’t have 

  instead of trusting what God supplies.  

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  3. A Shift in Focus  

  “Who am I… that I should go… that I should bring…”  

  (Three “I’s” thrown at God)  

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  A Critical Warning - False Humility

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  What starts as fear often disguises itself as humility:  

  ++• “I’m not the right person”  

  ++• “Someone else would be better”  

  ++• “I’ll just stay in the background”  

  ++True humility is not thinking less of yourself —  

  it is obeying God regardless of yourself.  

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  The Turning Point: God’s Response 

  ++Moses hesitates.  

  ++God does not correct, rebuke, or shame him.  

  ++Instead, the holy God responds with compassion.  

  ++He does not demand strength — He supplies His presence.  

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  God’s Promise

  “Certainly I will be with you.”  

  God doesn’t say: “Moses, you’re stronger than you think.”  

  He says: “I will be with you.”  

  The answer to human inadequacy is never human ability 

  it is the presence of God.  

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  The Sign God Gives

  “When you have brought the people out, you shall worship God at this mountain.”  

  ++Not a sign for now — a sign for later.  

  ++Obey before you see the proof.  

  ++Clarity comes after obedience, never before.  

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  God’s Ultimate Goal

  ++Not just freedom from Pharaoh 

  but freedom for worship. 

  ++From bondage… to being with Him.  

  ++God’s goal is fellowship with you.  

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  From Promise to Person

  ++Moses received the promise: “I will be with you.”  

  ++We receive it as a Person Jesus Christ.  

  Immanuel  “God with us.”  

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  What God promised in Exodus, He fulfilled in Christ.  

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  ++Moses asked: “Who am I?”  

  God answered: “I will be with you.”  

  ++The one thing you need is not more of you 

  it is more of Him.  

  ++Your past says, “You’ve failed.”  

  ++Your heart says, “You’re not enough.”  

  ++God says: “I will be with you.”