NOVEMBER 6, 2015
He Trains My
Hands
Praise
be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. — Psalm 144:1
Read:
Exodus 4:10-17
When former NBA player
David Wood was playing for Taugrés de Baskonia, I was with him at a Spanish
Basketball Cup final. Before one game, he read Psalm 144:1: “Praise be to the
Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.” He turned to
me and said, “You see? It’s as if God has written this verse just for me! He
trains my hands to catch rebounds and my fingers to shoot!” David felt called
to play basketball and had learned that God takes us as we are and enables us
to do what He calls us to do.
We can easily dismiss
ourselves as having little use to God because we feel we have nothing to offer.
When God appeared to Moses and assigned him the task of telling the Israelites
that He would deliver them from the Egyptians (Ex. 3:16-17), Moses felt
inadequate. He said to the Lord, “I have never been eloquent . . . . I am slow
of speech and tongue” (4:10). Perhaps Moses had some kind of speech impediment,
or he was just afraid, but God overcame his inadequacy with His sufficiency.
God said, “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say” (v.
12).
All God wants from us
is to follow His plans. He will sort out the rest. In His mighty hands, you can
be a blessing to others.
Here I am, Lord, ready
to serve You in whatever way You desire. Lead me.
Dr. Jaime Fernández
Garrido is director of the evangelical radio and television program Born Again,
author of various books, and composer of more than 400 hymns and choruses.
God’s call to a task includes His strength to
complete it.
INSIGHT:
When God called Moses
to deliver the Jews from Egyptian bondage, Moses protested and offered various
reasons why he was not the right candidate for the job (Ex. 3). He questioned
his own identity (v. 11), his lack of authority (v. 13), and his credibility
and acceptability (4:1). God responded by assuring Moses of His power and
presence (4:1-9). Moses then continued his protest, saying he lacked eloquence
and was “slow of speech and tongue" (v. 10). But God assured Moses He
would enable him to speak powerfully and effectively (v. 12). Running out of
excuses, Moses asked God to “send someone else” (v. 13). He was angry with
Moses for his lack of trust and being unwilling to take up the assignment (v.
14). God told Moses that He would enable him to do what He called him to do.
Sim Kay Tee
Source: Our Daily Bread 2015