40 Days with Moses 2025 Year of Exposure Day 7: If the Lord is with us, He is enough.

“Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.””

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭3:10-12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

For various reasons, I didn’t learn to drive a car until I was in my early 30s. This was after I was married and our sons were very young. It had gotten to the point that I really, really needed to be able to drive. The thing was, I was now fearful about taking the wheel.

Now, I had driven our car around in a pasture that was part of my father’s property. I wasn’t afraid to do that. It was being on the road with other cars that really presented the problem. And how many know that you can’t count on the roads being empty when setting out in your car?

I remember that I decided to try out a driving school. I looked for one boasting of cars with dual controls; I wanted to prepare for every contingency.

I remember that my instructor’s name was Mr. Hoose. Unfortunately, somehow or another, Mr. Hoose thought it good to bolster a learning driver’s confidence by taking them immediately out on the expressway. I found this out the hard way and was inwardly in full panic mode when I realized to where Mr. Hoose was directing me.

Looking down the expressway ramp (it might as well have been labeled, “slide into hell”), I saw that the expressway was basically open road. But that didn’t make any difference.

Making things worse, having found myself suddenly hurtling onto an expressway, having no idea of what I was doing, my fear caused me to do a couple of ridiculous things. For one, I turned on to the expressway rather than merging!

In the midst of this scenario, Mr. Hoose decides there is something he needs in the back seat. So, he turns around, backside forward, and begins digging for whatever it was he was seeking.

What good are dual controls, when I’m staring at my instructor’s rather ample kaki clad backside? Terror could best describe my state at this point.

You see, even though I knew that this man was trained to do what he was doing, even though I knew that he had the power to override what I was doing with his controls, his casual approach, left me feeling utterly and completely exposed and afraid. I didn’t trust my ability. And now, I didn’t trust his ability.

The rest of that story is that I did indeed learn to drive, but it really wasn’t because of a dual-control vehicle. It was because of my husband.

You see, one Sunday morning, as we were heading out for church, he went ahead of me to the car and got in the passenger seat. He then informed me, “You’re driving us to church.” I can clearly remember how afraid I was. But he seemed so confident (whether he really was, or not), that my fear was assuaged. I remember that drive so well; I drove down the road singing, “The King of Who I Am.”

It’s not wrong to want to know how you’re going to do something you’ve never done. It’s not wrong to plan or be prepared. But in terms of what God calls us to do, we must understand that it’s not about our ability; it’s about who He is and the fact that He has something much better than dual controls. Can’t He Who keeps all creation ticking along, make up for our weakness?

Of course He can! Our part is to submit to His control and to rest our confidence in Who He is, rather than trying to muster up confidence in our own ability. As the Lord once said to me: “Janet, I am not hurt by your weakness, nor helped by your strength.

David well describes the feeling of assurance we should experience in knowing that God is with us:

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Indeed, Paul, in expressing all the things he experienced and had to endure, was able to confidently make this bold proclamation:

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭NKJV

Jesus explained in a very simple way concerning our complete dependency upon Him:

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

‭‭John‬ ‭15:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Now, combining these two proclamations we can say: Because I live in Christ, I can deal with whatever I may face.

Today we find Moses basically asking the Lord, “Why me?” And, as we see, the Lord answers the question by saying that He would be with Moses. His presence with Moses would be enough.

Indeed, Moses went on to riddle the Lord with a series of questions concerning how he was going to do what God wanted him to do. And, because God is patient with our weaknesses, He answered every contingency Moses presented.

But, the point is, it wasn’t about Moses‘ ability. The call from God was the authority for Moses to do what he would do. And what the Lord ordains, He sustains.

Remember, when God calls us to do something, there’s nothing we could tell Him about ourselves He doesn’t already know.

Also remember, if God is with us, we need not fear.

For today let us discover what Moses discovered:

If the Lord is with us, He is enough.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!