Not Eloquent

“And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.” Exodus 4:10-12

God chose Moses to lead the people of Israel out of bondage in Egypt. Moses was intrigued when he saw the burning bush, he was in awe when he heard the voice of God, but he was completely overwhelmed with the idea of leading the people because he felt that he could not speak well. Moses doubted his own abilities to the point that he could not imagine that what the Lord told him was possible. Moses saw obvious physical miracles that day: the burning bush, the serpent from the rod, and the leprous hand. It seems that Moses was more afraid of public speaking than he was of snakes and leprosy combined! He was convinced that it would take an even greater miracle than the ones he had seen that day for him to have the ability to speak in front of people. In spite of his objections, Moses eventually did speak to the people. He did lead them, and he also penned the first five books of the Bible, about one fifth of the entire Bible by word count. In an area where Moses felt especially weak, God made him strong. Is the Lord asking you to do something out of your comfort zone? When we yield ourselves to Him, He can do great things through us.