Exodus 4:10-12, “And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.”
When God called Moses to lead the Nation of Israel out of bondage listen to what Moses told the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” Moses may have had some speech impediment or he simply was afraid of public speaking. Now listen to what the Lord told Moses, “ Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.”
God could have chosen the most eloquent speaker or one with personal courage or someone who was outstanding in his field. But He didn’t he chose Moses in spite of all his physical deficiencies for the Lord knew when Moses was weak the glory of the Lord would be the greatest.
If our weaknesses cause us to seek the Lord and rely on Him to strengthen us and guide us through the darkest storm then when we are weak He is strong. Our weakness can be our greatest asset because when we depend on the Lord we draw closer to Him. When we draw close to the Lord He guides us to grow in strength, character and power. Not of ourselves but through the power All Mighty God. By deepening our relationship with the Lord we improve our happiness, our courage and our success.
The Apostle Paul prayed three times for God to remove the thorn in his flesh. God’s answer, “My grace is sufficient”. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Paul then gloried in his limitations because he learned they did not hamper but enhanced the power of God through his life. “When I am weak then am I strong.” he proclaimed. (v10)
None of us are perfect and we all have imperfections but if we put our faith in Christ and learn to lean on His everlasting arms we will be strong. Paul is showing us that God’s strength is greatest when shown through our weakness. God made us just like we are imperfections and all and He can use all He made to bring glory to Him through us if we will but allow Him.
Maybe someone will learn of Jesus because of our weakness. Or we may be able to understand another’s problem as we have come to understand our own weakness. In doing so we then can help them learn of the love God has for them. So no matter what imperfection, limitation, or handicap you may have God can still use you to bring glory to Him and lead someone to Christ. He made you for a reason could that reason be so you could help another?
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