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God Called Moses

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[ Exodus 3:10 ]

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

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Moses, had been raised as the son of the princess in Egypt.

When moses was 40 years old, he ran away to Midian because he killed one Egyptian who was beating an Israeli.

He stayed at the house of Jethro the priest when he ran away from Egypt to Midian. Moses married Zipporah the daughter of Jethro and made one family.

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He stayed there and served Jethro as a shepherd. He began to forget what he had done in Egypt. He stayed as a shepherd for 40 years since he killed an Egyptian and ran to Midian. Now Moses reached 80 years of age.

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One day, Moses went to a desert to feed the sheep.

And when he reached where he was heading he saw something shocking.

A bush that was on fire but it was not getting burnt.

He ran closer to the bush.

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“Why is it not burning?”

He got curious and he tried to get closer to the bush.

But then there came a voice from the bush.

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“Do not come any closer.” God said, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

He got frightened when he heard the voice. The voice continued to speak.

“I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”

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Moses covered his face because he was shocked and frightened from what he heard.

God continued to speak.

“I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard the voice of my people suffering under the slave officers of Egypt.”

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I know how my people are suffering. And now I have come to rescue my people from the misery of their suffering. I will lead them to a good and wide land. So I`m going to send you to Pharaoh, now go! Go and lead my people the Israelites from Egypt!

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But Moses told God he can`t do something like that.

Then moses asked for something.

“If they ask me for the clue that I met you, what should I say? I can`t take care of this task.”

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So God told Moses to throw his staff on the gaound.

He followed God`s words.

And when he threw his staff it changed into a snake.

He was amazed with this miraculous sign.

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“Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.”

He followed God`s word and grabbed the tail. And this time the snake changed back to a staff.

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Next God ordered Moses to put his hand inside of his cloth.”

He did exactly what he was told.

And when he took out his hand, it changed to be as white as leprosy.

He was overwhelmed with amazement when he saw his hand.

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“Put back your hand.”

And when he put his hand back into his cloth it returned back to normal.

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God spoke to Moses,

“If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first miraculous sign, they will believe the second.” God continued to speak.”But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, the water you take from the river will turn to blood on the ground.”

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But even when he saw those three signs he tried to disobey God`s order with a ridiculous excuse that he is not a good speaker.

God`s anger reached out to Moses.

"What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and his heart will be glad when he sees you. You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. But take this staff in your hand so you can perform miraculous signs with it. "

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And when he heard that he submitted what he was holding on his heart and obeyed the words of God. Now he is known as one of the greatest leaders of Israel who led their ancestors out of Egypt because he followed the words of God even when he was 80 years old.

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With what we saw today, we can learn that even if we are weak and talentless if God is willing to use us there is no problem that can block his will. The most important thing for those people willing to be used as God`s servant is obeying and following God’s words. When we have this kind of attitude and work as hard as we can our LORD will fulfill what we need and use us as His servants. So we should be faithful servants who follow God`s word with all of our might.