“I want you to do this, the future hangs on it.”
“But I don’t know if I can.”
“Right now, I am only asking you to speak to Pharaoh and tell him what I tell you.”
“But I don’t know what scares me most—him ignoring me, or what happens if he does let your people go.”
“They are not just my people, Moses, they are your people too.”
“But I am here in the desert…I feel safe out here.”
“Yes, and I have been preparing you these past forty years. You will be coming back!”
“I don’t really want to do anything new; I like my life.”
“Yes, and now I have molded your youthful impulsive foolishness out of you; I am ready to send you.”
“But I might just make things worse, like when I killed the Egyptian.”
“Yes, you will at first, your people will hate you when Pharaoh punishes them for what you say.”
“But why do you want a murderer, anyway?”
“I will not share my glory with another, so I am glad you realize your need of my grace.”
“But I can’t even speak clearly, God, can’t you send my brother?!”
“I will send him with you, but you must go and free them.”
“But I don’t know if I can!”
(Based on Exodus 3-4)
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