Let Me See for Myself

Exodus 3:1–4 KJV 1900

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

1. Personage

a. Mighty One - God - Elohim -

the single form is a grammatical plural -

The same word - used - in the beginning God...

i. Majestic

ii. Mighty

Everything begins with God -

He is the one that begins all relationships with man - we do not seek him - he seeks us

we do not take the 1st step - He does

Salvation

Sanctification

Service

b. Moses

i. Man

ii. Means - shepherd

Exodus 3:1 KJV 1900

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

The partnership...

God in His goodness chooses to use men -

How merciful and gracious our God is!

* Personage

2. Place

a. Backside of the Desert

b. Burning Bush

* Personage

* Place

3. Partnership

a. Creator

The partnership...

a. Creator

b. Created

God & Man

The partnership...

* Personage

* Place

* Partnership

4. Promise

a. Burden

b. Blessing

* Personage

* Place

* Partnership

* Promise

5. Purpose

Exodus 3:10–11 KJV 1900

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

God had a purpose for Moses...

Praise be to God that He wants to use us for His Eternal Purposes...

Moses had an excuse…

an excuse of why he could not obey God

an excuse of why he was not worthy

an excuse of why he was not competent

and excuse of why God’s plan would not work...

You say - Pastor - what does this have to do with stewardship?

How does this apply?

I’m glad you asked - all of this was introductory -

Exodus 4:1–9 KJV 1900

1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: 5 That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

5. Power

5. Power

Exodus 4:1–4 KJV 1900

1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

1. God wants what you have

Rod

Possession

2. God wants you

Exodus 4:6–8 KJV 1900

6 And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

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3. God wants your life

Exodus 4:9 KJV 1900

9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

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for 40 years - Moses witnessed what God could do in his life...

Why?

He was willing to take the 1st step and trust God with what he had...

Stewardship is trust

Is God trustworthy?

Let Me See for Myself