It's not about you...

I've had the opportunity this month to share a devotional with our leaders each week at the CCW Worship Gathering. This past Sunday, I said something incomplete.

Moses was placed in a pretty good position after birth, he grew up, not as a slave, but into a royal family thanks to a floating basket with him in it. Being that he was an Israelite, one could say that Moses was put in a great position to free the people of God from slavery. One day, Moses made a decision upon seeing an Egyptian abusing a slave to kill that Egyptian. That decision forced Moses into exile for many years. Then, God called him to free his people out of slavery.

Exodus 3:11 says, "But Moses said to God, o“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

The response God gave to Moses was essentially (in my interpretation): this isn't about you, Moses, it is about me (God). I stand by this interpretation. Freeing the Egyptian slaves was about God. 

Our service to God  isn't about us. Sometimes we will be called into situations that make us very uncomfortable, sometimes situations that make us scared, or situations that are dangerous. Serving God is about loving Him and glorifying Him, it isn't about us.

I do not say this to diminish our service in any way. Our service is important. In serving God, we are embracing His call to be disciples and make disciples of Jesus. 

We're adding pages to God's story through our service and while it isn't about us, if we embrace the call He has placed on our lives, we become major parts in an infinite story that is about Jesus.