Exodus 4:2-3 ” The Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ He said, ‘A staff.’ And He said, ‘Throw it on the ground.’ So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent.”

God revealed Himself to Moses in the burning bush in the wilderness and had commissioned him to deliver His people. But Moses is hesitant, and objects… concerned about his abilities to persuade his fellow countrymen. God then asks Moses to lay down his shepherd’s staff and it supernaturally becomes God’s Staff. That staff was Moses’ identification, with all his skills, talents, and pride wrapped up in it. That staff was who he was…a shepherd watching over & caring for flocks of sheep. But little did he know that what God was asking of him would require a staff worthy of shepherding 3 million people in the wilderness. Now we all know that our giftings, talents, and passions are gifts from God. (I Corinthians 12:4-11) But we also need acknowledge that they are nothing compared to what God can do with them through our obedience to “Lay them down”.

Author: kezha1

A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1