KEY PASSAGE
1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’?”
2 Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied.
3 “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back.
4 Then the Lord told him, “Reach out and grab its tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd’s staff in his hand.
5 “Perform this sign,” the Lord told him. “Then they will believe that the Lord, the God of their ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—really has appeared to you.”– EXODUS 4:1-5
4 When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!”
“Here I am!” Moses replied. 5 “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. 6 I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.– EXODUS 3:4-6
9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. 10 Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”
– EXODUS 3:9-10
- I’LL BE WITH YOU
11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.”
– EXODUS 3:11-12
- I AM YHWH
13 But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?” 14 God replied to Moses, “I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.
This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.– EXODUS 3:13-15
- I’LL USE WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND
1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’?” 2 Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied.
– EXODUS 4:1-2
LEGACY BEGINS BY BEING FAITHFUL WITH WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND
8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and disputing or quarreling or doubt [in their mind].
– 1 TIMOTHY 2:8
GROUP ACTIVATION:
THE FAITHFULNESS OF LEGACY
READ: EXODUS 3 & 4
- LEGACY BEGINS BY BEING FAITHFUL WITH WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND
READ: EXODUS 4:1-2; 1 TIMOTHY 2:8
ASK: What is in my hands God can use if I faithfully release it to him?
PRAY:
God, thank you for inviting me into your story of legacy. Forgive me for holding onto what is in my hand and thinking it gives me my purpose. I ask you to show me what I have in my hand and give me the faith to lay it down so I can live legacy. Amen!