Not Going It Alone (5 of 5)
Series: No More Excuses
Jeff Strite
Exodus 4:13-17
There was an advertising tycoon Albert Lasker who asked one of his top executives to move from California to the New York office. The man refused. He didn’t want to move. He liked it right where he was. A couple days later, Lasker changed tactics. He brought the executive into his office and announced: ‘‘I have just made my will and I have decided that you will succeed me as head of the business. This means that you will have to leave California when the time comes. Would you do that for me?’’ The executive paused and then said: ‘‘Yes.’’ ‘‘You would do this for me?’’ said Lasker. ‘‘Yes.’’ ‘‘You will do this for me when I am dead?’’ ‘‘Yes,’’ repeated the executive. ‘‘Then, why, won’t you do it for me while I’m alive?’’
APPLY: That executive didn’t want to go to New York, but when the President of the company changed the terms... he changed his mind. In our text this morning we find that Moses doesn’t want to go where God wants to send him. ‘‘Send somebody else!’’ he says (Exodus 4:13).
For the past hour or so, God’s been dealing with excuse after excuse from Moses. God has answered his objections, given him miraculous signs, and has repeatedly assured Moses that it’s going to be OK, I’M going take care of everything. But nothing seems to change Moses mind: ‘‘I don’t want to go!!’’ he says. But eventually Moses does go.
So, why does Moses end up going?
Well, 1st God gets mad. Moses says: ‘‘‘Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.’ Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses...’’ (Exodus 4:13-14) God was ticked off!!!
Just for the record: you don’t want to get God ‘‘ticked off.’’
In II Samuel, we’re told about a man who touched the Ark of the Covenant. ‘‘And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God.’’ (2 Samuel 6:7) Let me repeat.. ...
Series: No More Excuses
Jeff Strite
Exodus 4:13-17
There was an advertising tycoon Albert Lasker who asked one of his top executives to move from California to the New York office. The man refused. He didn’t want to move. He liked it right where he was. A couple days later, Lasker changed tactics. He brought the executive into his office and announced: ‘‘I have just made my will and I have decided that you will succeed me as head of the business. This means that you will have to leave California when the time comes. Would you do that for me?’’ The executive paused and then said: ‘‘Yes.’’ ‘‘You would do this for me?’’ said Lasker. ‘‘Yes.’’ ‘‘You will do this for me when I am dead?’’ ‘‘Yes,’’ repeated the executive. ‘‘Then, why, won’t you do it for me while I’m alive?’’
APPLY: That executive didn’t want to go to New York, but when the President of the company changed the terms... he changed his mind. In our text this morning we find that Moses doesn’t want to go where God wants to send him. ‘‘Send somebody else!’’ he says (Exodus 4:13).
For the past hour or so, God’s been dealing with excuse after excuse from Moses. God has answered his objections, given him miraculous signs, and has repeatedly assured Moses that it’s going to be OK, I’M going take care of everything. But nothing seems to change Moses mind: ‘‘I don’t want to go!!’’ he says. But eventually Moses does go.
So, why does Moses end up going?
Well, 1st God gets mad. Moses says: ‘‘‘Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.’ Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses...’’ (Exodus 4:13-14) God was ticked off!!!
Just for the record: you don’t want to get God ‘‘ticked off.’’
In II Samuel, we’re told about a man who touched the Ark of the Covenant. ‘‘And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God.’’ (2 Samuel 6:7) Let me repeat.. ...
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