Our text for today is Exodus 2:10:
“When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, ‘I drew him out of the water.'”
And so we meet Moses, a child named not by his Hebrew mother but by an Egyptian princess. Who was this baby drawn from the river? He would grow into the man who would stand before Pharaoh and deliver God’s command: “Let my people go.” He would stretch his staff over the Red Sea, parting its waters so the Israelites could escape. Those same waters would later drown the pursuing Egyptian army. He would ascend Mount Sinai to meet with God and return with the stone tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. Moses even saw a glimpse of God’s presence.
One day, Moses encountered a burning bush on a mountain, a moment that changed everything. At that bush, God gave him an assignment: to go back to Egypt and demand the release of His people. Moses hesitated, offering one excuse after another. “Who am I to do this?” he asked. “I don’t even know Your name.” God responded, “I Am Who I Am.” Moses continued with objections until he finally said, “Lord, please send someone else.” But God insisted, “Go.” Eventually, Moses obeyed. No more excuses.
Like Moses, I often find myself full of excuses for not doing what I know I should. Perhaps you can relate. But in the end, excuses only delay the inevitable. The good news is we don’t have to face our tasks alone. When we remember that God is with us, we can find the courage to act. Like Moses, we should just do it.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.