READ Exodus 3
God calls Moses to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt.
 
INSIGHT
The wisdom of Egypt was not adequate to equip Moses to serve God, so God took him out of the limelight-into solitude and obscurity. There Moses met God and learned to walk with Him. The pattern was the same for many of God's servants: Joseph, David, Daniel, Paul, and John. Occasionally it will appear as though we have been set aside. Properly used, that time will equip the Lord's servant for the next level of ministry. Be faithful. Without deserts, there are no deliverers.
 
PRAYER
Regardless of your circumstances, lift up your heart to God in praise.
Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord,
Shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!
Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving;
Let’s shout triumphantly to him in song.
For the Lord is a great God,
A great King above all gods.
The depths of the earth are in his hand,
And the mountain peaks are his.
The sea is his; he made it.
His hands formed the dry land (Psalm 95:1-5).
 
Now pray this confession to the Lord as you come into His special presence:
Then I said:
Woe is me for I am ruined
Because I am a man of unclean lips
And live among a people of unclean lips,
And because my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of Armies (Isaiah 6:5).
 
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. As you agree with God's will, voice your affirmation of His Word:
He touched my mouth with it and said:
Now that this has touched your lips,
Your iniquity is removed
And your sin is atoned for (Isaiah 6:7).
 
As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:

• A heart filled with thanksgiving for the opportunity to worship the living God
• Your pastor and church leaders
• The concerns of your heart

 
Now offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:
Yet Lord, you are our Father;
We are the clay, and you are our potter;
We all are the work of your hands (Isaiah 64:8).