There was a great work to be done (leaving slavery in Egypt), but …
Moses’ Five (5) Objections
Who am I? (Ex. 3:11)
What shall I say to them? (Ex. 3:13)
What if they will not believe me or listen? (Ex. 4:1)
I have never been eloquent (Ex. 4:10)
Please send someone else (Ex. 4:13, NIV)
There is also a great work to be done today (saving souls from slavery to sin) …
Let’s not make similar objections today:
2:14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing;
1Cor. 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is notinvain in the Lord.
Today I would like us to think about people who do have faith in God.
Some who do have faith in God do not please God
Others do please God by their faith. e.g., Many people of old pleased God by their faith
Why did these please God by their faith, while others who had faith did not please God?
Let’s be reminded of just how these people of old pleased God by their faith, so that we can imitate them …