Take a moment to read the entire chapter of Exodus 6 before reading the devotional below.
Recall from yesterday’s post that Moses was angry and accusing God of some pretty tough stuff. Today we hear God’s response: “Just wait until you see what I have coming…” God tells Moses to encourage the Israelites, reassuring them that God is in the midst of acting. But when you are currently being brutally oppressed in slavery, you may not respond enthusiastically to promises of things improving “someday.” Interestingly, Moses blames himself and his complete lack of speaking skills for the dismissal by the Israelites. He is still sure that God picked the wrong guy.
God does not get frustrated with Moses despite the ongoing complaints and angry prayers. He simply keeps giving out instructions one bit at a time. Moses is still looking for evidence that any of this is going to work, and given the fact that no one from either side is listening at all, he is pretty sure it isn’t. By the end of the chapter, he is still begging God to swap in an alternate.
Here’s your freedom for today: God sees you in the bigger picture. Did you notice that half of this chapter is taken up by a genealogy? Why are a bunch of names stuck in the middle of the story? God is reminding Moses of who he is: part of the tribe of people set apart to be intermediaries between God and his people. The Levites were the priests, and Moses and Aaron are on the list. God did not see Moses as a murderer or as a guy who couldn’t speak well. He saw him as part of a bigger story. Moses was born into a plan that was set in motion long before he arrived on the scene. Your life is so much bigger than you or what you can see around you. God knows exactly why you arrived on earth at this moment and place in time. His thoughts and ways and reasons are so much higher than we can imagine.