And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? (Exodus 3:13 KJV)
In the hesitations and excuses of Moses we see the second of five things here. In essence Moses is saying I don't know who you are what am I going to tell those people.
God identifies Himself as the I Am and the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This was the first real revelation as The I Am. The self existing eternal God for all generations to know as the same God throughout eternity who is not only the creator but the sustainer as well.
So what stands out to for us here as a point of interest for us is this: In the middle of all the hesitations and excuses there is a great revelation of God for who He is and what He is able to do as well as what He will do in our callings.
As God calls us aside to speak to us and we have those hesitations and excuses really look for God to reveal who He is and what He will do. The revelation is there for us if we will grasp it.
Be encouraged today
Pastor Kitner
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Five Excuses Not to Serve God W/Answers from God
Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 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? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. (Exodus 3:10-12 KJV)
Moses had excuses for not serving God at His calling unto him. Perhaps God is calling you to serve Him in some capacity and you have resisted. See how God dealt with and answered Moses over the next several entries in this blog.
The first of five excuses was "whom am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
Moses lacked in that he was not thinking of who it was that was talking to him and the power behind those words or calling. Moses was looking at himself, which is a tendancy we all tend to have. But it is not by power or by might on our part that wins the victory. It is God's calling and He will do it by His Spirit.
Be encouraged by God's answer to Moses, and some people miss this, "when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt you shall serve God on this mountain." what this speaks of here is an assured victory in the calling and service of God.
If God is calling you to a specific service, my only word for you is just do it. God is the same He changes not, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. He will be with you and do it!
Be blessed
Pastor Kitner
Moses had excuses for not serving God at His calling unto him. Perhaps God is calling you to serve Him in some capacity and you have resisted. See how God dealt with and answered Moses over the next several entries in this blog.
The first of five excuses was "whom am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
Moses lacked in that he was not thinking of who it was that was talking to him and the power behind those words or calling. Moses was looking at himself, which is a tendancy we all tend to have. But it is not by power or by might on our part that wins the victory. It is God's calling and He will do it by His Spirit.
Be encouraged by God's answer to Moses, and some people miss this, "when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt you shall serve God on this mountain." what this speaks of here is an assured victory in the calling and service of God.
If God is calling you to a specific service, my only word for you is just do it. God is the same He changes not, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. He will be with you and do it!
Be blessed
Pastor Kitner
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Be Heavenly Minded!
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:1-4 KJV)
In my observance of the church in these days we are living in I don't see the affections set on things above. What I have seen is a church where the leaders are not heavenly minded and produce a people that don't have a clue about the life of Christ in them their hope of glory. People are so worldly minded that they are no heavenly good. The devil tried to turn that around and say don't be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good. Unfortunately the church bought into the lie of the devil and I have heard that nonsense preached from the pulpit.
We are instructed by the Word to walk after the Spirit and make no provision for the flesh and we are instructed the be continuously filled with the Spirit. My question for the church and the leaders of the church is: What gifts did Jesus give the church and for what reason in Ephesians 4:11 - 12? What's your part?
Jesus has given us some awesome gifts and we need to set our affections on the things above and go after what we should be going after in our lives here on the earth for we have been blessed with all Spiritual blessings from the heavenlies in Christ.
Blessings on ya!
Pastor Kitner
In my observance of the church in these days we are living in I don't see the affections set on things above. What I have seen is a church where the leaders are not heavenly minded and produce a people that don't have a clue about the life of Christ in them their hope of glory. People are so worldly minded that they are no heavenly good. The devil tried to turn that around and say don't be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good. Unfortunately the church bought into the lie of the devil and I have heard that nonsense preached from the pulpit.
We are instructed by the Word to walk after the Spirit and make no provision for the flesh and we are instructed the be continuously filled with the Spirit. My question for the church and the leaders of the church is: What gifts did Jesus give the church and for what reason in Ephesians 4:11 - 12? What's your part?
Jesus has given us some awesome gifts and we need to set our affections on the things above and go after what we should be going after in our lives here on the earth for we have been blessed with all Spiritual blessings from the heavenlies in Christ.
Blessings on ya!
Pastor Kitner
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