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What if the key to navigating life’s toughest challenges lies in listening more closely to a voice that’s always been there? In this enlightening episode, we journey through the biblical story of Moses, drawing parallels between his divine encounters and our own everyday struggles. We explore the powerful narratives found in Exodus chapters 2 and 3, where God’s intimate knowledge of us and His readiness to guide us through our struggles come alive. Through Moses’ miraculous survival and unique upbringing, we uncover lessons on trusting God’s constant presence and faithfulness.

Our conversation takes a pivotal turn as we delve into Moses’ transformative encounter with the burning bush on Mount Horeb. This divine moment not only captures Moses’ attention but also symbolizes a renewed sense of purpose and hope. We reflect on the significance of God calling Moses’ name twice, a gesture of endearment and instruction, and the symbolic act of removing sandals on holy ground. These moments serve as powerful reminders of recognizing God’s presence and the sacred transitions in our own journeys.

As we wrap up, we focus on God’s promise of deliverance and His call to obedience and strength. It’s not about who we are, but about who God is, and His unwavering faithfulness to His promises. Drawing insights from contemporary voices like Jordan Peterson, we discuss how to embrace our roles with confidence and use our natural abilities to overcome challenges. This episode invites you to feel the comfort of God’s presence as a guiding force and to embrace faith and prayer in your life. Join us for a spiritual exploration that resonates with both timeless and modern wisdom.

Where to dive in:

(0:00:00) – God’s Call to Moses (13 Minutes)

This chapter emphasizes the importance of recognizing and listening for God’s voice in our lives, particularly during challenging times. I explore the biblical story of Moses from Exodus, highlighting how God knows us intimately and is always present, ready to guide us through our struggles. By focusing on God’s actions in Exodus 2 and 3—hearing, remembering, seeing, and knowing—I illustrate God’s compassionate understanding and commitment to his covenant with us. We discuss Moses’ early life, his miraculous survival and upbringing, and his unique position as both an Egyptian royal and a Hebrew, setting the stage for his divine calling. Through these reflections, I aim to provide a perspective that encourages listeners to trust in God’s constant presence and willingness to act on our behalf.

(0:13:25) – Moses Encounters the Burning Bush (6 Minutes)

This chapter explores the poignant journey of Moses as he transitions into the second half of his life, marked by a sense of lost opportunities and the weight of time. We reflect on Moses’ life in the wilderness, living as a sojourner and tending to his father-in-law’s flock, while his people continue to suffer in Egypt. Despite feeling disconnected from his past purpose, Moses encounters a divine moment at Mount Horeb, where he witnesses the miraculous sight of a burning bush that is not consumed by the flames. This extraordinary event captures his attention, signifying a pivotal moment of spiritual significance and the presence of the angel of the Lord. We discuss the profound impact of this encounter, as it symbolizes hope and a renewed sense of purpose in Moses’ journey.

(0:19:49) – Divine Encounter (11 Minutes)

This chapter explores the moment when God captures Moses’ attention through the burning bush and the significance of God calling Moses’ name twice. This repetition serves as both an attention-grabber and a sign of endearment, indicating God’s deep knowledge of Moses’ life and struggles. We discuss how this biblical narrative parallels our experiences, as God often uses significant events to capture our attention, prompting us to listen for divine instruction. The chapter also examines the symbolic act of Moses removing his sandals on holy ground, highlighting the transition from the ordinary to the sacred. This gesture signifies the respect and recognition of entering God’s presence, drawing a parallel to cultural practices where removing shoes signifies respect for the space being entered. The conversation encourages reflection on the ways God may be calling out to us in our own lives and the importance of recognizing His presence and holiness.

(0:30:25) – God’s Promise of Deliverance (12 Minutes)

This chapter focuses on the pivotal moment when God speaks to Moses, declaring His intention to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian oppression. We explore how God reassures Moses of His presence and power, emphasizing that it is not about who Moses is, but about who God is and His faithfulness to His promises. God’s remembrance of His covenant and His timing for a great deliverance highlight the broader impact on millions of people. Through this, we examine the profound significance of God’s declaration, “I will be with you,” as He calls Moses to lead His people out of Egypt, promising that their eventual worship on the same mountain will be a sign of His presence and purpose.

(0:42:30) – God’s Call to Obedience and Strength (16 Minutes)

This chapter explores the concept of divine calling and strength through biblical narratives and contemporary insights. We reflect on the story of Moses and how God reassured him of His presence and power, emphasizing that the mission was not about Moses’ abilities but about God’s strength working through him. This theme is connected to a modern perspective shared by Jordan Peterson, who encourages individuals to be the strongest person in the room, especially in times of crisis, as a source of support and character for others. We examine how God’s choice of individuals as vessels of His will is a timeless principle, reminding us that we are equipped with what we need because God is with us. This message challenges us to embrace our roles with confidence and obedience, using our natural abilities as God empowers us to overcome challenges and bring deliverance to others.

(0:58:06) – Divine Presence and Instruction (1 Minutes)

This chapter focuses on the power of faith and prayer, inviting listeners to embrace the presence of the Lord with humility and gratitude. We explore the significance of God’s unwavering plans for our well-being and the comfort found in His presence, likened to a consuming fire that does not harm but guides and protects. Emphasizing the importance of acknowledging God’s goodness, I encourage everyone to feel His closeness and seek His guidance, offering praise and honor for His blessings. The chapter concludes with an invitation to stay connected through subscriptions and reviews, expressing gratitude for the shared time and looking forward to future gatherings.

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0:00:00 – Jaime Luce
I’m saying it twice. There is emphasis being spoken here and God says Moses, Moses, I see you. Moses, I know who you are. I know what you’ve been through. I know what the thoughts have been in your head for the last 40 years. I know the purpose you felt in your life the first 40 years, everything that has been confusing to you, everything that has brought you to this moment. Moses, I know you, I know who you are, I know everything there is to know about you, and you’re now paying attention. I’m calling to you. I have something important to say to you. Are you listening to me, Moses, Moses, and I want you to think about whatever circumstance you may be dealing with right now, good, bad or indifferent. Do you hear the emphasis of God? Are you listening for him to give you instruction? Are you in a wilderness and you hear the Holy Spirit saying your name to you, calling to you Moses, Moses? And he said here I am. It’s like you have my attention. God, I hear you.

Welcome to the Jaime Luce Podcast. Thanks for tuning in today. I’m excited to spend some time with you this morning digging into the Word of God. I know that if you’re listening to this podcast, it’s because you prioritize the Word of God in your life. You want to hear from Him, you want instruction from Him, and today we’re going to be talking about the fact that God does hear our prayer, that he does see what we are in the midst of dealing with, on our experiences and the troubles we might be facing. He remembers that he has a covenant with us always. He has never forgotten what he has promised for our lives and that he always will act on our behalf. So we’re going to be reading today in the book of Exodus. I’m going to be taking a small portion of scripture out of the end of Exodus 2 and the main portion is out of Exodus 3.

But I want to be able to impart to you, maybe, a perspective that it might surprise you. It may not be something that you think of. You know, when we’re in the middle of a problem, we don’t see an answer, usually from the perspective of our ability to change it. I mean, that’s why we’re praying. We’re saying, lord, I don’t know what to do here, or I don’t think I have the answer, or I don’t think I have what it takes, or I don’t think I have the skill set or the giftings, or I don’t think I have the necessary tools to get something done, or whatever the circumstance may be, we usually feel that we are the one who is lacking in the circumstance. And it’s interesting how God shows himself, how God presents himself, how he shows up in a circumstance and how he answers, and so this is going to be a little bit instructional, but I really think that when you get a hold of this, you’re going to understand the power of what God has gifted us in the fact that we belong to him. He knows who we are and he hears us and he’s always acting on our behalf.

So I’m going to start with a passage at the very end of Exodus, chapter 2, and I’m going to start in verse 23 through 25. And it says During those many days, the king of Egypt died and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God and God heard their groaning. I want you there’s four things God did here. I want you to hear them. God heard their groaning. God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel and God knew. Now I looked up that word knew because it doesn’t tell us what he knew. And that word knew means that he understood their situation, that he had compassion and understood the experience that they were in the middle of. So his feelings and his emotions were touched because of the experience. So God heard, god remembered, god saw and God knew. Let’s continue reading Now.

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God, and the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. Okay, so before I move on, let’s take a look at this for just a moment. We’re just being told Moses wrote the book of Exodus, he wrote the first five books, our Torah of the Bible, and he has been through a very serious shakeup, if you will, the very first part of his life. There was a command to kill him in those first couple years of his life and his mother, not wanting and not going to obey this evil command from Pharaoh, puts him in a basket and sends him down the river and her intent, where she set him, where she put him, was that he would be found by some of the women in Pharaoh’s household, and he was. And then he was taken as the Pharaoh’s daughter’s son, was given the name Moses and was raised in the palace. Now, at the same time that he was raised in the palace, during his formative years, they needed a nurse to nurse him, and his sister, who was older than he was, had watched this scenario of him being plucked out of the river and came to the woman and said Do you need me to find a nurse for you? And of course she said I know of one and took him to his mother. So his mother, while he was being nursed and raised in that respect, was being raised by his actual mother, father and with his siblings, and then, when it was time for him to be weaned, he was then raised in the palace. But he understood where he came from and there came a point in his life we read this at the end of chapter 2, that he saw the Egyptians mistreating one of his brethren, one of the Hebrews, and he went to save the man and killed the Egyptian, which he shouldn’t have killed him, but for Moses. This was a deliverance. He was delivering the man who was being mistreated.

Now, Moses, I wanted to just kind of park here for just a minute, just in case some of you may be feeling this way. Sometimes we can know a plan that God has for our life. We can just kind of know it. We can just sense there’s just something we always felt we would do. We always kind of knew we would get to a certain place. Sometimes there’s just something that just has always called to you and you just always felt like that would be a part of your life. Now, this doesn’t happen for every person, but for some it does and it’s a very strong pull. My husband, for example, has always felt that he was going to be in business, that the Lord had a position for him and something he wanted him to do, and it had to do with business and it always called to him. He always knew that that was there, even when he wasn’t doing it yet, but it was there in his heart and his mind. He knew it and it’s something that it’s the purpose in him, that God has allowed him to know his purpose and he always walks toward that purpose. He’s always going after that purpose and for Moses.

I believe Moses had this. I believe he felt he understood the position he held in Pharaoh’s home, that he held a position of influence that he could help his people who were being mistreated, and as a sort of deliverer. The reason I say he felt that he knew he was to deliver this people. It just didn’t come about the way that he thought it would, because technically he could be heir to the throne. So his deliverance, he may have thought, would come through a palace and reigning over this people in some form or fashion.

But we see, in chapter 2, after he had killed the man and hid the man if you jumped from chapter 2 to verse 14, the man, Moses, went out. Well, let’s start in verse 13. When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. So this is not an Egyptian against a Hebrew, but two Hebrews. And he said to the man in the wrong why do you strike your companion? And in verse 14, it says he answered who made you prince and a judge over us? So he was saying who do you think you are? That you’re in some position over us? If you’re a Hebrew, like we’re Hebrew, what makes you think you hold a position over us. And then he slides the word prince in there, understanding that in Egypt he would have been a prince at this time. So what makes you think? Who talked to you and said that you get to be this prince over us, this judge over us, and who’s right or wrong? Because he was confronting the man in the wrong, why do you strike your brother? He’s saying you don’t get to judge me, you’re not in a position. He’s saying you don’t get to judge me, you’re not in a position.

So Moses had some pushback on what he felt he was called to do and in that moment realized if we keep reading, do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? That the thing he thought that he did in secret was actually not a secret and it was known, which meant his life is now in danger with Pharaoh. So he himself is now in danger in the very position that he thought that he would use to bring some kind of deliverance. So there could be this huge dilemma in his life that for the first 40 years of his life he thinks he’s moving towards what God what he thinks is his purpose, what God would have called him to do based off of his circumstance. And yet this action that he took was not an action that God told him to do, was not the timing of God, and it set in motion God’s actual plan for his life, which, to Moses, didn’t seem like it was his plan for his life.

He ends up fleeing to the desert. He’s no longer a prince. He’s not even at the point that we pick up with his life. Where he’s at and we’ll read that in a moment he’s actually shepherding his father-in-law’s sheep. He doesn’t even have his own herd. It’s not like he went out wealthy because of being the prince of Egypt. He went out with nothing running for his life and he’s now taking care of another man’s things. And though he served Pharaoh and understood how to serve Pharaoh, he did know then how to serve his father-in-law, jethro. But at the same time, there’s nothing that he calls his own. He’s lost all position. He’s lost all influence. He’s lost everything that he thought that he had that pointed to the purpose that he always thought he was supposed to have. So his identity is truly rocked.

Who he is and what he’s supposed to do is now a place of confusion for Moses, and I think many people struggle with this, that they may have felt somewhere in their spirit that God has something for them, is calling them to something, but the life that they’re living right now and the circumstance that they’re in looks nothing like that. In fact, it looks like it is completely the opposite and contrary to what they feel they’re supposed to be doing and the purpose they’re to be living, and because of it, because they have nothing, they want to let go and just kind of settle on. I guess I was wrong. That’s not where I’m at in life. That’s not what God has for me. This is all that I have. This is all that I am. I’m going to make my life here now, and so the first 40 years are in a palace, the second 40 years are in the desert.

And when is the second half of your life? If you understand, I’m now in the second part of my life. The first part of my life is over. I am now living in the second part of my life, and that second part is the part where you feel like I’m running out of time. This is what it is. I lost my opportunity. This is the place where not only do you wonder who you are, maybe unless you’re living it, praise God. If you’re living it already, that’s awesome. But if you’re not, and if your circumstance is contrary, it can even feel that way, more so when you’re older.

In this second half of his life it’s the next 40 years. So it’s not like he was living in the desert and it was for five years, 10 years, and you had 30 years before you. He had 40 years before him and he has now lived another 40 years, another generation of life in the wilderness. So there’s nothing that points to the old promise or the old pull of purpose. There’s nothing left there of that. So we see that God knows exactly where Moses is.

It’s at this point of Moses running for his life and now living in the backside of the desert, raising another man’s household, giving himself even the names of his sons. He gave birth to a son called his name Gershom, for he said I have been a sojourner in a foreign land. This is who I have become. I’m no longer in the land of my people, I’m no longer a person of influence and I’m just someone who’s traveling through a foreign land. I mean, it just kind of shows us his perspective. It says and during those days, so during this time of Moses feeling all of this. The people are crying out. They have gone now 40 years and they have no promise of Moses in the palace. They have nothing. They’ve got a whole generation themselves of falling deeper into this slavery and this oppression that they’re living in. And so we see that God hears them, he remembers them, he saw them and he knew them. So let’s start again.

Verse three, or chapter three, verse one. Now, Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb and Horeb is just another name for Mount Sinai, the mountain of God and the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of the bush. So something phenomenal, something remarkable, something unusual is happening here, and we see Moses in his doing of the daily tasks that he’s been doing for 40 years and taking care of these sheep. He sees this bush that’s on fire. But there is something about this bush before he notices that it’s not burning, the scripture says to us in verse 2, and the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire. So he knows there’s something there and you don’t see that every day. The angel of the Lord is appearing to him. He may not recognize exactly what he’s seeing at this moment, but there is something extraordinary happening in this fire, out of the midst of this bush. He looked and behold, the bush was burning. That he’s inquisitive and he wants to understand what he’s seeing and he’s recognizing that there’s a fire. It’s in this bush, which would not have been a. That in itself would not be remarkable.

That’s why I’m saying this was he knew something remarkable was happening, because there are these bushes all over, especially in the Middle East, that they can just I think in Texas they have some of these bushes as well. There’s a certain time of the season and it just looks like they’re on fire, smoke just kind of starts coming out of them and they’re releasing. I wish I knew the technical terms for you. I’m not a botanist so I don’t know. But there’s something that is released in those trees and it literally looks like smoke, like they’re on fire, and it also would not have been, um, an odd occurrence. There are many of these types of bushes that are almost like thorn bushes, that are kind of like, if you were to think of a tumbleweed on the top of a stick, you know, like a tree. That’s kind of a tumbleweed looking thing and for those to catch fire and be consumed and burn very quickly. Within moments it has burned up, and with the heat of the sun that would not have been an unusual occurrence either. So he’s looking and there’s something different about this and he knows it, not understanding that it’s the angel of the Lord, which we would. There’s a technical term for it, I believe it’s called the theophany when we see Jesus appearing, but it’s in the bush. And he sees him in the bush, but he doesn’t understand what he’s seeing. And on closer inspection he also realizes and this is remarkable because the bush isn’t burning. It’s on fire but it’s not burning, it’s not being consumed. What is this? So let’s continue reading Verse 3, and Moses said I will turn aside to see this great sight. He knew this was remarkable. This was a great sight, something was happening. Something has now gained his full attention. He knows it’s not natural. Something is happening. I see something, but I don’t quite understand what it is, why the bush is not burned.

Verse four when the Lord saw that, he turned aside to see. So when the Lord at the moment, that the Lord knew he had his attention. Sometimes we will go through things good, bad or indifferent. It could be, you know, it could be a great thing that has just happened and you recognize oh, that is God. I recognize God, or I really you’ve got my attention. Now, god, it could be. Something bad has happened, something around us has happened. Something around us has happened. The United States has gone through several years of very difficult things and we’re saying, god, you have our attention and we are awake, we are paying attention. Things can happen in our life. Decisions we can make that. We’ve made good or bad decisions and now we’re living in the good or bad consequence of that and God has our attention right.

So in this, when God saw that he turned aside to see what he’s saying is, when God saw that he had Moses’ attention, god called to him out of the bush Moses, Moses, now this, I love this because this you’ll see this all throughout scripture God, abraham, abraham, you know? Peter, peter, or Simon, simon. He said there, there’s so many Martha, martha, there are so many times when God would say their name, but he would say their name twice. And not only was this an attention taker to call their name twice. But this is a sign of endearment. This is I know who you are. Have you ever been close to someone talking to you? Say their name, you know. For me, my husband’s name is Joel. I say Joel, joel, when you know them and you’re speaking, endearment to them. Not only that, but it also announces this is important. I’m saying it twice.

There is emphasis being spoken here and God says Moses, Moses. I see you, Moses, I know who you are. I know what you’ve been through. I know what the thoughts have been in your head for the last 40 years. I know the purpose you felt in your life the first 40 years, everything that has been confusing to you, everything that has brought you to this moment. Moses, I know you, I know who you are, I know everything there is to know about you and you’re now paying attention. I’m calling to you. I have something important to say to you. Are you listening to me, Moses, Moses and I want you to think about whatever circumstance you may be dealing with right now good, bad or indifferent. Do you hear the emphasis of God? Are you listening for him to give you instruction? Are you in a wilderness and you hear the Holy Spirit saying your name to you, you calling to you, Moses, Moses.

And he said here I am, it’s like you have my attention, god, I hear you. Then he said do not come near. So something you see something. You’re inquisitive, you’re curious. You hear me, you know this is important. You’re wanting to draw near and really take a good look. What are you saying here? But God does something very intriguing right here, very important for us. He has his attention. He’s called his name twice.

In his first instruction to him and we need this for us he says do not come near, take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. So I want you to see this for a moment. In this moment, when God has Moses’ attention, attention, and Moses is wanting to hear and draw near to the one that is calling him, to the one who knows him, and God first has to set up a boundary, he says stop, don’t come any closer. Before we go any further, you need to take your sandals off. You are in holy, you are in my holy presence, the ground you’re on is holy, so you need to understand take your shoes off, for where you are standing. This place you are at is holy ground. Now, why does he need to take off his sandals? I mean, there are several things we could infer from taking off his sandals, but the first thing he’s making him understand is there is a difference between where you are and what’s holy. Where you’re standing, you think you’re just in a desert, in a wilderness. You just think this is natural. You just think the area you’re dealing with is natural. And I’m letting you know I am here. You are hearing my voice and because you are in my presence, we’re talking about something that is now holy. This is now God territory. This is no longer your domain. This is me. You’re in my presence. The ground you’re on, because my voice is here, is holy. I want you to think about.

The Asian culture does this naturally, and many people here in the Western world do this as well. My daughter does this at her home for very particular reasons. Or, if you have workers come to your home, you know that when you enter their home, you remove your shoes. Now, why would we remove our shoes Now? For cultural reasons? There are reasons why people do that, but you have come into someone else’s territory. You remove your shoes. You are also like I’ll have a worker come and they’ll ask me right away before they take a step in the house do I need to put on booties over my shoes? Do I need to cover my shoes?

If I’m going to my daughter’s home, I remove my shoes and we understand that there is dirt, there is gunk, there are things attached to me that I don’t want to walk in and contaminate this area that I’m coming into. So I remove my shoes so the dirt is not carried into this clean place, this place of cleanliness, and so we want to make sure that we understand that God is putting a separation, so to speak, between him and Moses. He is saying I am holy, everything in my presence stays holy. So if you’re going to be in my presence, you have to humble yourself. You have to recognize that you’re not holy. I am holy that where you have been and what you have done up to this point does not look like what I am doing.

We tend to look at God almost as if he is superhuman. Like what I am doing. We tend to look at God almost as if he is superhuman. You know, we say the supernatural, but we say that because we’re saying that something super has happened in our natural and we tend to look at God that way, like he is a superman. No, he’s incomparable, in fact. We’ll get there. I’m getting a little ahead of myself. We’ll get there.

He’s take off your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. And he said I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God, for he was afraid to look at God. He now understands the angel that appeared to him in this burning, this fire. This is God. This was something amazing. This was something other, something other, not just supernatural, something other.

In the doctrine of God, if you study the doctrines of, there’s the doctrine of Jesus, the doctrine of God, the doctrine of scripture. These doctrines, the doctrine of God is that he can be compared to. He is other. Okay, so he says that he hid his face for he was afraid to look at God. That what I’m seeing. This one, this God, this angel of God, whatever he is trying to see, this burning that is happening, that should consume, but is holding back and not consuming Again a beautiful picture of God, of his character, who he is, that he could consume us right now, yet he doesn’t, though he wants us to remain on fire. This God, who is in the bush, calls to him, is saying I’m going to tell you who I am, I’m going to explain some things about me to you and how you are to approach me, how you have to humble yourself before me to understand me. In a way, I’ve seen your confusion and I want you to understand more about me so that you understand what I am calling you to, so you understand your circumstance in a way you’ve not understood it before.

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And Moses hid his face for he was afraid to look at God. Then the Lord said I have surely seen, and he’s getting ready to reiterate what we just read at the end of chapter 2. God heard, he remembered, he saw and he knew. He’s getting ready to explain all of this to Moses. I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and a broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites. And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppressed them. Come, I will send you. Okay, this is the whole crux of what God had shared with me that I want to share with you today. We just read in verse 8, and I have come down.

So God says I’ve seen, I’ve heard, I’ve remembered, I understand. I know the affliction, I know the suffering, I see everything that’s happening, even though you maybe have forgotten about it because for 40 years you have been away from it. You haven’t seen what’s been happening and how it has gotten worse. You don’t realize. The people are crying out to me, so I’m going to explain to you. There’s a problem. He’s showing Moses a problem and he’s showing Moses how involved that he is in that problem. He sees them, he’s heard them, he remembers that he has a covenant with them, that I’m supposed to do something about this and I’m going to do something about this.

I told Abraham that this was going to happen. When I called Abraham to follow me, I told him that this was going to happen. I have remembered everything I have spoken. That is so important for us to know, no matter how much time has gone by from Abraham. 400 years have gone by, so a long time has happened and so much has happened just in Moses’ lifetime. 80 years now have gone by.

This is a long time and in this time frame we see that God is making himself known to say I haven’t forgotten what I have said, what I have promised, the things that I have called you to, the things I said I would do for you. I remembered and I have now said it’s time, and I am coming down and I am declaring this to you today. God is saying it’s time, it’s time for deliverance. It’s time for me to come and do something about this. It’s time that this is. It’s time for me to come and do something about this. It’s time that this is addressed. Everything I have said, everything I have told you it’s time. Now is the time, and I hope you can hear me today. God is saying now is the time.

But here’s the kicker this is God’s timing and this is timing for a lot of people. This is not just as timing for me and my life, it’s not just as timing for you. This is a timing of God. This affected millions of people. This is God’s timing. I’m just declaring that to you prophetically. This is God’s timing. Right now, it is time for a great deliverance.

What part does God play in this? How is he going to do this? Well, we’re already seeing God begin to do this. We already see the hope and the future that we have if God is in control and if God is moving mountains. And God is doing something. When God remembers his people, we see what power that is.

When God sees his people and he says I have come down, I have come down to deliver. God has come down to deliver and he’s come down in a bush and he has come down in a fire. And he says to Moses in verse 10, come. God says I’ve come down. Now he tells Moses come, I will send you, I will send you, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. But Moses said to God who am I? That I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. He said this is so beautiful, this is really beautiful.

Moses is saying who am I? And God’s response is not to tell Moses who Moses is. God’s response is to say but I will be with you, I will be with you. In essence, he’s saying it doesn’t matter who you are, I’m who matters. I’m the one who matters. I’ve come down, I’m sending you, but I’m who matters. Don’t worry about you. Don’t worry about what you think you can do, what you think you have, what you think you don’t have, what you think is impossible All of the things that are wrapped up in who you are, your circumstance, who you used to be, who you want to be, it doesn’t matter. None of that matters.

When he says who am I that you send me, god completely ignores the who he is and answers by saying but I will be with you. He’s saying you’re not asking the right question. It doesn’t matter who you are, it matters that I’m with you. It matters who I am, and this shall be the sign for you that I have sent you. When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain. The sign to you that I will be with you is the fact that this actually happens and you’re going to come right back to the same place and you and all those people are going to serve me right here. That’s going to be my sign. I’m not giving you this sign that says okay, now that you know that I’m with you. Now go. The sign is that it’s me talking to you and that I have been with you is the fact that this even happens. If this happens, it means I was with you.

So, verse 13,. Then Moses said to God if I come to the people of Israel and say to them the God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me what is his name, what shall I say to them? He’s saying okay, I can go to them. I can tell them everything that just happened. They’re going to say what proof do you have? Who is this that you have talked to? That you think you can come and tell us and we’re supposed to believe you.

Verse 14, and God says to Moses I am who I am. I am who I am. I want to dissect that a little bit. Who I am. I want to dissect that a little bit.

The I am who I am is a Hebrew phrase that indicates action. It says for one, there is I am, wholly other. You can’t compare me, you can’t say I am like so-and-so, because there is no one like God. He is completely and wholly other. There’s no comparison. I am who I am. It also says I am whatever is necessary, in all circumstances, and I continue to be always. Whatever is necessary, I am. I don’t have a beginning and there is no end. I am. I am so high above A way for you to describe me to these people.

You tell them I am, who I am and to be known, this word I am. If you are to understand how it is present and active, it is the name Yahweh, which is like the breath of God. It reflects the promise of God’s constant presence. That’s why he’s saying I will go with you. I’m telling you, it doesn’t matter who you are, I’m going with you, I will be with you. I am taking action. I’ve heard, I’ve seen, I’ve remembered, I’ve come. I am a God of action. He’s not a God who sits by and just watches what happens. He intervenes. He’s in the midst of us. He is God with us.

Emmanuel, that’s Jesus. He is always present. He makes his presence known. He said take off your feet, you’re in my presence, I am holy. He’s trying in every way possible to explain to Moses a portion, a part of who he is, with his limited knowledge of knowing what is holy other. How do you describe God? And yet he’s giving him all of these signs that I am present. I burn, I could consume, yet I don’t. I love everything about what he’s saying. He wants to bring deliverance. I care about these people. I care about the promises I made. I am faithful to my word.

Everything that is happening in this short few verses is a huge explanation of who God is, no matter our circumstance, who God is. I am who I am. And he said say this to the people of Israel I am has sent me to you. Jesus did the very same thing when they came to him in the garden and said we seek. They asked him Are you Jesus, whom we seek? Something to that effect. And Jesus said I am he and the he. Many times in scripture you’ll notice that he would add that A lot of times Jesus would add that and it was actually. Sometimes it’s in italics and that means because it was actually added. He was just saying I am, he was explaining who he was, I am, and he did it many times. You’ll see that many times in the gospels.

And God is telling Moses you tell them, I am has sent me to you. God also said to Moses you tell them, I am has sent me to you. God also said to Moses say this to the people of Israel the Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever. So he’s explaining to them that his name is. So you can’t encapsulate who he is with one word. That’s why we have all these names of God. We call him all these names because you can’t possibly have one name other than I am. That tells the totality of who he is. And he says so to help them understand how they knew me as the God of Abraham. What they knew I did for Abraham, that’s who I am. What they know that I did for Isaac, that’s who I am. How they knew me by the way I dealt with Jacob that’s who I am. You tell them that. You tell them that’s my name forever I am and I’ve sent you.

Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them the Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob, has appeared to me saying I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt, and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they will listen to your voice. I want to say to you today God is sending you, he’s choosing you. He says I have come down, I see the circumstance and I’m sending you. This is how God always works. He intervenes but he uses people. It’s why Paul had to do such a beautiful teaching on the body, the body ministry, how important the body is, and it ministers to the other parts of the body and one part can’t say to the other I don’t have need of you. God says I have come and I’m sending you. So I want you to think about whatever difficult circumstance you could be dealing with. I want you to picture right now. In fact, you know, I heard this, I watched a little clip of Jordan Peterson, who is a very well-known if you’ve not heard of him a very well-known psychologist who tours and talks about right now.

His tour is on how the Bible correlates. It’s called we who Wrestle With God, which is the name Jacob and Israel. It’s Israel when his name was changed to Israel we who Wrestle With God. But it’s the understanding of scripture played out, but from a psychological point of view. And he gave this illustration and he said, and as a challenge and he was talking not just to men there was a portion where he was talking to men only, but he was challenging people in who they are, in their substance. And he said to them be the strongest person in the room, be the strongest person in the room. In essence, I’m saying take into consideration what we just read, when God says I’m sending you, be the strongest one in the room, be the strongest person in the room, be the one that I’ve sent. I’m going with you. All my power is going with you. And this is what he said.

The scenario he gave was if you were at your father’s funeral and if you had a good relationship with your father. And you’re at your father’s funeral and he’s saying be the strongest person in the room when you are aware that all of the people around you are suffering and again I’m correlating this to what we’ve just read in scripture God comes to Moses and he’s saying you are aware, I’m telling you, everybody in Egypt, all of my people in Egypt, are suffering. So he says to them when all the people around you, jordan Peterson. Now, when all the people around you are suffering because of their loss, they have someone to turn to, who could illustrate by their behavior that the force of character in them, the force of character of the strong one, is sufficient to move them beyond the catastrophe. And we all need that. We all need that. It is a great thing to hypothesize this scenario as your aim.

What he was saying is, if you come in determined to be the strongest one in the room that others can lean on, that others who are suffering and in loss can turn to and see that kind of character that you’re displaying helps them move with confidence from a place of loss and carries them through this and takes them beyond the catastrophe that they are living in, to bring them, so to speak, as a form of deliverance from out of that catastrophe and beyond it, to get past it, to take them through. I thought it was a great illustration because we don’t think we have what it takes. Moses didn’t think he had what it took, and so it’s a challenge. I’ve come and I’m sending you, but I don’t have what it takes. I can’t do this. This is I don’t have it in me, and the answer to that is god says I will be with you, I’m what matters, I’m the strong one and I’m sending you. Go and say what I tell you to say. Do what I tell you to do. Act the way that I tell you to act. Do this in strength.

Now, we’re not going to read all this today, but he ends up showing him what’s in your hand, Moses, and he has in his hand a staff, because he’s a shepherd, and he basically says okay, I’m gonna show you. You don’t need anything more than what you already have. I’ve already provided you with what you need, because what you need is me. So you’re gonna take your natural staff, throw it on the ground and it becomes a serpent. And Moses is afraid and he says now pick it up by the tail. And when he picks it up by the tail in obedience, it turns back into a staff.

God keeps showing him it doesn’t matter. He says take your hand, put it in your cloak. And when he does, he pulls it out and it’s leprous. He says now put it back in. When he pulls it out, it’s completely clean. He’s showing Moses it has nothing to do with you, Moses, it’s all about me, and God is challenging us folks that we are to do the thing that he’s calling us to do In his strength, knowing he is the I am that there’s nothing we have to worry about what we have. You’re just gonna be you and use what you have. It’s God who is holy other who’s going to do what you cannot do, who’s going to be what you need him to be. This God is the one who’s going to bring deliverance. He’s sending you. You’re a mouthpiece. You’re the obedient one. You’re the one he’s choosing to show his strength through. But it is God who’s going to do it, and we tend to be. We have to remember that. We have to approach God with our sandals off. We come in humility. We don’t come thinking we’re able to do it. I don’t get puffed up and think I’m able to do it. No, I’m simply walking in obedience because God’s doing it. He’s the one doing it. It’s his strength in me. He’s the able one and I’m simply doing what he tells me to do. One, and I’m simply doing what he tells me to do. Philippians 4.13 says I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

God spoke to Moses in Exodus 2, verses 23 and 24, which I read to you I’m sorry that’s before. He speaks to Moses, but to Moses in 3, 1 through 18. And then again in chapter 4, verses 10 through 17. Let me read that to you real quick. Chapter 4, verse 10 through 17 says but Moses said to the lord oh, my lord, I am not eloquent either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue. Then the Lord said to him who has made man’s mouth?

Again, god is pointing out it doesn’t matter what ability you think you have, it doesn’t matter what giftings you think you lack, it doesn’t matter what you did before or what you’re doing now. God says to him who made man’s mouth? He’s again saying you’re not what matters, I’m what matters, I’m the one who made God. You made your mouth. He said who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now, therefore, go and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.

But he said oh, my Lord, please send someone else. Don’t we do this all the time. Please, don’t send me, please, don’t ask me to do this, Please. I had a situation where the Lord asked me to go prophetically speak to somebody and I was like, please, lord, why are you sending me? We all feel this way. We all feel inadequate, we feel our humanness, we feel our, our inabilities, we feel the things that we are lacking. And God is trying to say you’re missing the point. When I’m involved, it does not matter what you can, can’t do, have done, want to do what you’ve got, what you don’t have, it does not matter. You are not relevant in this moment, other than your obedience.

It is God, it is I am who matters, and he’s having to go through this explanation. He even got. He got angry with him because he refused to see that God was saying get your mind off yourself. In 14, he says. Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak. Well, he’s like if you can’t get your eyes off of what’s necessary, fine, go get your brother, he’ll help you. But it didn’t mean that Moses still didn’t have to go and say exactly what God wanted him to say. Have to go and say exactly what God wanted him to say. He helped him in his flesh, which God does do for us. He’s patient with us. He could consume us, and he doesn’t. That in itself is such a beautiful picture of who God is. He could consume us, but he doesn’t.

Folks, god is calling us, he’s challenging us. Be the strongest person in the room. You can deal with whatever’s in front of you. There is deliverance coming and I’m using you in this deliverance. I’m using you. What if God is calling you to a job change, something different? What if he’s calling you to be the bigger person in a relationship and go to that person and apologize? What if God is calling you to mend old fences? What if God is calling you to build bridges? People need help.

Getting over and getting through the Exodus is all about taking people from a place of bondage, taking them through the Red Sea, the place of difficulty, and getting them on the other side and toward the promise of what God has for them. It’s this place of deliverance. It’s complete freedom from slavery and bondage. God wants to use us. Yes, god has heard our cries. Yes, he sees us and he knows and he cares and he’s empathized with us and sees our sufferings and feels them. He’s empathized with us and sees our sufferings and feels them. He’s aware, he’s immersed himself in them and he has come and he’s sending you, and I know that that is challenging, but it’s what God does and he will prove it to us Because when it is accomplished, when the thing that he is speaking to us about is accomplished, we’ll know it was God and we will worship him back at this place of humility and say, oh God, that was totally you, that was only you. You’re right. There was nothing I did. Only you, you’re right, there was nothing I did.

All Moses ever did was say what God told him to say. Hold up a stick and tell people what God said. That’s all he ever did. It was God who did every other. God split the sea. God provided the food. God swallowed up the enemy. God provided the water out of a rock. It was always God who helped them slaughter and remove their enemies, who attacked them even after they’d come through the Red Sea. It was always God. He always used people. Moses had to go hit the rock, joshua had to call the men out to fight. Aaron and Hur had to hold up Moses’ arms. All of these things people. God uses people, he sends people.

But it is God, the I Am, who is so uncomparable and unmatchable that there’s no way to even say how big he is and who he is. But it is the I am who has come down. He’s sending you, but you can do this. You can do this. God is going to bring a deliverance. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid of what you don’t have. Don’t be afraid of what you don’t think you can do. Don’t be afraid of where you’ve been and what you’ve done. Don’t be afraid of what you don’t have. Don’t be afraid of what you don’t think you can do. Don’t be afraid of where you’ve been and what you’ve done. Don’t be afraid of the skills and the gift sets that you lack. Just obey. Let God send you and do a miraculous thing for you. Let him use you to bring about a great deliverance.

Thank you for taking some time today to spend time with me in the Word. Go back and read this yourself. Go back and let this Word germinate in your own spirit. Let the Lord speak to you, speak his promises to you, tell you what he’s going to do, give you the plans. If you continue reading, you’ll see that God told Moses exactly what was going to happen. He gave him the blueprint, he let him know.

This is going to be tough. The people will listen to you, but Pharaoh’s not going to listen to you and I’m going to have to perform some really mighty miracles, but in the end this is going to happen exactly the way that I’m telling you. It’s going to happen. Don’t be afraid of the bumpy road in front of you. Don’t be afraid of the naysayers in front of you. Don’t be afraid of those who resist you when this is coming up. Sayers in front of you. Don’t be afraid of those who resist you when this is coming up. Just know I’ve sent you and it will happen the way I’ve told you. It will happen and God will do it for you.

Let me pray for you today. Father, I thank you for your word. I thank you that you are so incomparable that we have to have so many names to be able to describe who you are. And yet, even with all of that, we could never know how big, how awesome, how other you truly are. We give you thanks and praise today that you are acting on our behalf, that you hear us, you see us, you remember, you know the circumstance and you have come down to deliver. Thank you for choosing to use us, to be your hands extended and to bring about great deliverance.

May people be full of your confidence today, of the knowledge of who you are, that we can spend time in your presence, humbling ourself and receiving instruction from your mouth. Thank you, lord, that you are a burning, consuming fire, yet you do not consume us. We thank you that your plans are good for us. They are good for us and they will bring about a great deliverance. Thank you, lord. Bless your people today. May they feel your presence, know your presence, know your closeness and know your instruction, and may they come back to this place and give you glory and honor for all you have done, and it is in your son, jesus’ name we pray amen. Thank you again for joining me today. Do me a favor hit that subscribe button, give us a like if you’re on any platform where you can leave us a review. That would help so much. Thank you for that, and I just want to say thank you again for taking the time to be with me today. I will see you next time. Bye, bye.