human weakness

Exodus 3:10&11

"10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth My people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

We are all called to serve in God’s plan; to love Him and love our neighbors. While few are called to be a Moses or an apostle, every believer has a part to play.

This week we examine one of the Bible’s most pivotal callings: Moses. Saved from the Nile, raised in Pharaoh’s court, he later killed an Egyptian, fled into exile, and spent forty years as a shepherd in Midian. Then God met him at the burning bush.

Drawn by the miraculous, unconsumed flame, Moses turned aside. God used that simple moment of human curiosity as the doorway for divine revelation, showing that He always initiates, yet often responds to a receptive heart.

The repeated call, “Moses, Moses,” carries urgency, intimacy, and solemnity. Moses answered, “Here am I” (Hebrew: Hineni), a declaration of immediate readiness and submission.

In these verses, God issues a direct command: “So now, go.” The words emphasize the call’s immediacy and non-negotiable nature. Moses is appointed as God’s chosen instrument to confront the most powerful ruler on earth and deliver an entire nation from slavery.

Moses’ reply, “Who am I?” is not rebellion but humble self-doubt. After forty years as a fugitive shepherd, he felt utterly unqualified—acutely aware of Pharaoh’s power, the enormous task, and his own past failure in Egypt (Exodus 2:11-15). His question powerfully highlights the contrast between human weakness and divine mission.