The Significance of Miraculous Signs

Exodus 4:1–9
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Moses’ third excuse for not wanting to be the spokesman for God was that, people will say,"The Lord has not appeared to you as you say, and they will not believe me” (v. 1). The Lord’s answer to Moses was, “What is that you have in your hand” (v. 2)? Moses said that it was a walking stick. This was to enable him to perform supernatural tasks:

   1. He cast his rod on the ground, and it became a snake and then back into a staff (vv. 3-4). God will take what we have in our hands and will use it if we will trust Him. Of itself, the rod was nothing but in God’s hands it became power. When you do this the Israelites will believe that you have seen Me, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (v. 5).

   2. He put his hand inside the soft folds of the garment he was wearing and when he pulled it out it was covered with leprosy and when he did it a second time it was strong and healthy (vv. 6-7). This shows how by nature man’s hand is unfit to be used of God but with His cleansing, we can be used in a great way for His glory.

   3. When he took water from the Nile River and poured it upon dry land it became blood (vv. 8-9). But this God showed Moses how He had the power to overcome the Egyptians and He still wants to show us His power to overcome our enemies.

Application

The excuses which Moses used for not wanting to do what God asked are the same ones I tend to use today but God still wants me to trust Him to do His work. What am I trusting Him to do in and through my life today?