I Can’t Do It! (The Five Objections of Moses pt. 4)

Sometimes when God places a calling to ministry upon our hearts, our first reaction is simply, "Oh I can't do that.  I'm not qualified, I'm not good enough, I'm not smart enough, I simply can't do that."  This is the objection that Moses presents to God today in our series, The Five Objections of Moses, preached in September of 2013.  Moses was not raised to worship God or even follow him.  His objection in today's reading was that he wouldn't know enough to be able to lead his people, and that he wouldn't be able to use empassioned speech to stir the hearts of the people.  Oftentimes as a preacher I find my own speech to be inadequate, and yet when Sunday morning comes I find that the Holy Spirit gives me just the right words to say.  God answers Moses' objection by saying he will put the words in Moses' mouth, as he has done since then for countless thousands of his messengers. 

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on September 22, 2013