Voice: Vincent
Today is Wednesday, 18th of March. We pause to prepare our hearts to hear His voice.
The Opening Sentence:
Thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” Isaiah 57:15
Psalm 63
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is now,
and shall be forever. Amen.
Exodus 4:10-17
10 But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.”11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” 13 But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.” 14 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. 16 He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. 17 And take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs.”
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Not on my own
Moses lamented that he was not eloquent. By the time of the divine encounter at the burning bush, he had been living in the desert for forty years with his small family. With minimal social interaction and a simple rural life, we can imagine that much of his earlier royal education had faded. He was not confident at all about taking on this new and very public prophetic role.
The Lord promised that He would be with Moses’ mouth and teach him what to say. Yet Moses still replied, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.” This angered the Lord, but He nevertheless met Moses halfway by providing Aaron to assist him.
In an age when written communication was rare, verbal communication carried immense importance. We can sympathise with Moses’ diffidence.
Likewise, Paul the Apostle was criticised for his speaking ability. In Second Epistle to the Corinthians 10:10, some said of him:
“His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.”
On another occasion Paul himself admitted:
“I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom…”
(1 Corinthians 2:3–4)
Perhaps we can draw two truths for our reflection when God calls us to a task. We are often keenly aware of our limitations.
From Moses we learn of two provisions.
First, the Lord Himself will help us do the work. Today we might say we need the Spirit’s help and His anointing.
Second, the Lord may provide another person to assist us. As Scripture reminds us, “two are better than one.”
The tasks before us will often feel too formidable. We need the Lord. And we need one another.
🌿 Thought for Lent
What has the Lord called you to in this season?
Will you look to Him for help?
Is there someone He may be sending alongside you? Open your heart to that person. You do not have to walk this path alone.
Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian (4th Cent. AD)
O Lord and Master of my life!
Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk.
But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant.
Yea, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother;
For Thou art blessed unto ages of ages.
Amen
Be blessed by Nothing to fear, sung by Paul Zach
When you pass through the waters I will be with you
And the depths of the river shall not overwhelm
When you walk through the fire you will not be burned
I am the Lord. I am the Lord
And there is nothing to fear, nothing to fear
There is nothing to fear, nothing to fear
For I am with you always.
In the depths of your sorrow I wept beside you
When you walked through the shadow I drew you near
Yesterday, today, tomorrow – always the same
I am the Lord, I am the Lord
And there is nothing to fear, nothing to fear
There is nothing to fear, nothing to fear
For I am with you always.
What can separate you from My perfect Love?
What can separate you from My perfect Love?
What can separate you from My perfect Love?
Do not fear.
Do not fear.
Do not fear.
℗ Paul Zach, exclusively distributed by Integrated Music Rights
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