November 14, 2004

Who Am I?
Misfit Series: Part 2
Speaker: Darryl Brumfield

Exodus 3
¹⁰ So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt." ¹¹ But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

Hebrews 11
²³ By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. ²⁵ He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. ²⁶ He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. ²⁷ By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. ²⁸ By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. ²⁹ By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.

Moses was carrying a lot of baggage. Like Moses, our backpacks are full of issues and we wonder - can God use me now or should I just continue to sit on the sidelines?

God’s fingerprint on Moses’ life reminds us that we can always get off the sidelines...

If by faith,

We remember that God can use a basket case.

We understand that God’s has a master plan.

To stay in the game we must…

1. Choose the cross over comfort knowing that our temporary tribulations are working toward an eternal purpose.
2. In trials, we must first look to Jesus rather than look for an exit.
3. Understand that God's plan doesn't always make sense.

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