Changing Focal Point

Excerpt from God Responds to Suffering & Fear by  Brad Hambrick | Crossroads Counseling

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When presented with the greatest challenge of his life, Moses asked a very natural question, "Who am I (Exodus 3:11)?"  God could have answered Moses directly, "Moses, you are the only Jew who has access to the throne room of Pharaoh by virtue of being his adopted son and the only Jew who has learned to navigate the desert by being shepherd since the rest have been brick-building slaves.  That is who you are and why I have chosen you."

Instead, God simply said, "I will be with you (Exodus 3:12)."  In effect, God is saying, "Although I have sufficiently equipped you to carry out the task set before you, the task is not primarily about you.  You will not be the one who delivers the people, you will simply be my ambassador to Pharaoh."  God sought to deliver Moses from his insecurities by changing Moses' focal point.  Like us, Moses was not immediately cooperative with this change.

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