Exodus 3: A Reluctant Deliverer — A Resolute God Pt 7
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.”