I want you to think about a time you’ve been told to do something, but made an excuse why you couldn’t do it. Why do we made excuses? Well today we’re going to see that we’re not the only ones to make excuses. Do you remember where we left off last week? (Moses had run away from Egypt and was living in the desert. He married a shepard girl and overcame many challenges.)
Our story starts out with Moses in the desert. He had been there for many years. He still loved God but wasn’t quite sure what God was doing in his life. After all, Moses had been raised as a prince of Egypt but was born an Israelite (one of God’s chosen people). Yet there he was taking care of sheep long way from Egypt. One day, Moses was in the desert tending to his sheep and he saw the strangest thing. What do you think he saw? A bush on fire! Moses walked up to the bush and heard a voice calling his name. How do you think Moses felt when he heard his name being called from a bush that was on fire? Scared, suprised, confused. The voice told Moses that he shouldn’t come any closer because he was standing on holy ground. The fire in the bush meant that God was right beside him. Moses backed up and covered his face. (Moses hid his face because he was terrified. He knew that no one could ever see God and lived.) He knew God was awesome and powerful. He was amazed that God was there with him but even more amazed that God had something to say to Moses. God told Moses that He was in control. Even though the Israelites were still slaves and Moses was still in the desert, God would always be in control. In fact, God laid out a plan for Moses to go to the Pharaoh and set Israelites free. (WOW! Did you hear that? God was going to send Moses back to Egypt to bring the Hebrews out of Egypt! This would be a very big job!) And do you know how Moses responded? He responded with an excuse. He said, Who am I that I should go to pharaoh and set those people free? God said, I will be with you. I will give you a...