Devotional: Being Christ’s emissary; what do the signs of Moses teach us?
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
I know that on occasion, I am sent into a situation as an emissary of Christ. Surely it happens more than I realize, but there are times when it is crystal clear, and I need to be confident that I will speak as Christ wants me to speak. This morning, I was reading through Exodus 4, and I was struck by the symbology of what God told Moses when he hesitated to act as God’s emissary to the slaves in Egypt. Exodus 4:1-4 reads:
4:1 Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’” 2 The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A …