S - “Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt." But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?" He said, "But I will be with you ..."” Exodus 3
O - Moses is invited into the activity God had already decided to do. Moses’ concern about qualification and the ability to actually pull it off is not answered with a review of his vita, gifting and skill set. He will never be given or asked for a strategy nor will he try and obtain or offer one. The success of his involvement is completely dependent on the One who’s will is being accomplished. God’s answer for Moses is an answer of presence and relationship not strategy. “I will be with you.”
A - Children know the secret of life in the will and purposes of their parents. They don’t need or offer strategies just ideas and desires. They are always confident because of presence (who they are with). They are not loved or involved because of anything they know, anything they have or anything they can do. They are included by and for relationship not performance. God is not asking us to work for him but with him. God is not asking us to work for him but with him. He doesn’t not want our help but our cooperation. He already has in mind what he wants to do (cf. John 6:6).
P - God who works on earth to this very day,
Thank you for wanting us to work with you. I accept the light load of not needing to create strategies for you to empower or activities to help you out. Instead, I promise to cooperate; to work with you not for you. I’m excited to be in your company and by all you already have in mind to do.
I love you back,
Steve
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