Moses

February 21

Exodus 4:18, 27-31

Two can do it

Moses went back home to his father-in-law, Jethro, and told him that he was going to return to Egypt. Then he took his wife and his sons—and the special stick God had told him to take—and started on his journey.

Meanwhile, the Lord had told Aaron to meet Moses in the desert, so Aaron met him at the holy mountain. There, Moses told his brother everything the Lord had said.

Together, Moses and Aaron went to the leaders of the Israelites and told them that the Lord would free them from the Egyptians. After that, Moses performed miracles as a sign of God’s power, and the people believed them.

When should I trust God for help — and when should I ask others?

Sometimes God may tell you to do something He knows you cannot do in your own strength. If He has promised to help you do a job on your own, He wants you to trust Him and not rely on others to make the task easier. However, at other times, God wants us to work together with people whose strengths can help our weaknesses.

Whenever we do something for God, we need to be humble—either by relying on God to use us in spite of our weaknesses, or by letting others help us and allowing them to share in the joy of serving God.

Remember, though, if we make excuses and expect God to use someone else to do the work, we cannot grow in our faith. When facing a challenge, God wants us to depend on Him, while also being willing to accept help.

Verse for today

“The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor” 1 Corinthians 3:8.