God Equips The Called
‘Now go; I will help you speak and teach you what to say’ Exodus 4:12
God equips us, for the first time in a while I have plucked up the courage to do something with the Godly thoughts that get stuck in my head. Even if no one sees what is on here, at least I know I have the God-given courage to do this. So here it goes!
I feel this verse, from Exodus, has so many different meanings for us as God’s people and for the people, at the time the book was written. Exodus is a book that tells us the story of God’s chosen people fleeing Egypt from slavery, this gives us some context to the verse. I feel this verse gives two prominent meanings which we as Christians need to follow and act on.
God chooses you
How do we know we have been equipped by God?
God chooses you
In the verse from Exodus, God is telling the Israelites to go. God is saying to them to leave Egypt and go to the promised land but not on their own. God also says that he will speak to them and help them on their way, through men such as Moses. Moses was chosen by God to lead his people out of Egypt, God gave Moses a plan and a purpose. For me, in Moses position, I would have been sceptical and a bit nervous since he was given a big job role to fill. But, Moses was equipped by God and called to lead God’s people out of Egypt. From this, we are given a message: God equips us and calls us in this World. We as Christians are told not to be ‘off the World’ but ‘in the World’. To do this we need Gods love and a strong fellowship which is helped by prayer, reading his word and being with others who believe. God chooses you, to be a light in the world to share his message of Gods love. When we are low we must remember that God brought his son into the world: Jesus breathed the same air we breathe, saw the sky we see but died so we can be forgiven. You do have a purpose in this World because God chose you, we are here to let others who live also know that they too have a God-given purpose (Mathew 7:7).
How do we know we have been equipped by God?
The verse from Exodus shows that God was telling Moses to go. In my opinion, I feel God was talking to Moses by a spiritual voice. God speaks to us in many ways to tell us of his plan and how he is equipping us. There can be so many ways that God can talk to us such as the Bible, worship songs, prayers and other people. If you’re struggling to see God’s purpose, pray on it since that is the way to communicate with God. Even Jesus prayed (Luke 5:16). Prayer is the best way to communicate with God but sometimes I struggle waiting for a response to prayer, to help me with this I used a prayer diary writing down what I have prayed for so I can see where God is leading me. Looking back on my life, I can see Gods purpose because I have prayed. As Christians, we deal with the constant struggle of our faith being criticised. But we must remember that God has an unconditional love given to us and it is comforting knowing that he will equip us in given time. I find it hard, knowing when God is speaking to me. I struggle just believing things as a coincidence or not noticing at all where God is in my life when I have my low times. But I have found recently, giving advice and talking to other people to comfort me in my faith has helped me see that God is equipping me. Hence, why I have taken the time to write this blog because I feel God has equipped me to write this as he equipped Moses to walk with his people to the promised land.
I hope this has some way, helped people deal with issues as much as it has helped me. I’m gonna give this whole ‘blogging’ stuff a go and see where God leads me. Please keep me posted, if prayer is needed and if this post was helpful.
S ♡