Quite Simply Enough

So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

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

And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”  Exodus 3:10-12

Sometimes, you do not choose the moment.  Instead, the moment chooses you.  I never thought I would do devotions let alone be saved.  But those two moments came together as I asked the previous leaders of the Devotion team if I could write them.  My faith was not instilled yet, and my biblical understanding was nowhere near where the other writers were.  The only thing I could offer was my story that others could find salvation learning from my failures.  That was when they saw in me what God saw.  God spoke to me the very next day, and I was then saved.  He has been with me ever since.

When given a challenge, we must rely on God above our own thoughts of inadequacy.  The exchange between God and Moses in today’s verses is such a beautiful example of how we can trust in Him even when we do not feel prepared.  Moses, much like we are when God asks us to do really tough stuff, says the ultimate words of inadequacy.  “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”  Moses saw himself as the exiled prince who was destined to wander in the desert. God saw in Moses a faithful servant whose trials and trails led to this exact moment where He would reveal Himself.  From there, we know the rest of the story.


God is always enough!  We may question whether we are good enough, strong enough, beautiful enough, smart enough, or (fill in the blank) enough.  We should always remember there was a savior who died on the cross, and looked thousands of years ahead to each one of us saying, “Yes, I am sacrifice enough for your sins.”  Love Him!  Love each other as well as yourself!  When we don’t feel ready for the challenges we must face, I pray we remember that God believes in each one of us, and that is quite simply enough.  Amen.