“Aaron is already on
his way to meet you, and his heart will be glad when he sees you.” Exodus 4:14
In spite of his staff turning from stick to snake back to
staff, in spite of his hand being leprous and then not, in spite of the promise
of God’s presence, play-by-play instructions, and divine security of success,
Moses still balked at the bottom line.
He just didn’t want to go. And he
told God so. “Then Moses said, ‘O Lord, please send someone else to do it’”(Ex 4:13).
God was mad (justifiably so), but He showed great mercy (and
patience) and made a provision. “What about your brother, Aaron? I know he
can speak well. He is already on his way
to meet you”(Ex 4:14). Whoa and Wow! God knew this would happen, and He already had
it covered. He knew that Moses would hem
and haw and hesitate and try to hand the job off to someone else, so before He
ignited the bush, God inspired the brother.
“Aaron is already on his way to
meet you, and his heart will be glad when he sees you”(Ex 4:14).
Oh, the supremacy and sovereignty of God!! He’s got this—this thing called life! Nothing happens without His knowledge. Nothing occurs without His consent. He is not surprised by our hesitations,
stunned by our refusals, or stumped by our concerns. Our actions and reactions can never thwart
His plan or His purpose, for He knows what we will say, what we will do, and
what we simply won’t! And in His great
grace, He doesn’t give up on His own.
To help Moses out, God already had Aaron on the way, and He
gave the guarantee of continued guidance and support. “I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do”(Ex 4:15). In all our circumstances of life—even those
when we’re uncommitted or undecided, God graciously provides and patiently assures.
When you just don’t want to but know you should, rest
assured that help is already on the way.
Go with Him.
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