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Daily Devotion: Exodus 4:29-31

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Exodus 4:29-31    "And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped."

God appeared unto Moses in the bush that burned but was not consumed. God spoke to Moses and told him all the things that he would do. He listened to all of Moses’ excuses, then told him again all that he would do. Moses finally understood that he was not going to talk God our of His purpose.

God showed compassion for Moses as Moses struggled with learning to trust God and stop thinking about himself. He encouraged Moses by telling him that He would send Moses’ brother, Aaron, to speak for him. However, God told Moses that He would speak to him the things that should be said and done. It was Moses responsibility to relay these things faithfully to Aaron.

Every step of the journey, God showed Moses His faithfulness. God changed things by His involvement. We can see it in simple things, such as the rod that Moses had as he tended the sheep becoming “the rod of God (Exodus 4:20).” Aaron met Moses in the “mount of God” and rejoiced in seeing his brother again. 

Now, just as God had spoken, Moses and Aaron found themselves before the elders of the children of Israel. Just as God had promised, Aaron spoke to the people for Moses. Just as God commanded, Moses told Aaron the words to speak, but the words originated with God and not Moses or Aaron. They performed the signs that God had given them. 

There is a powerful testimony in verse thirty-one about doing things like God commands: “And the people believed.” When we listen to God’s instruction, speak what He gives us, and do what He tells us when He says to do it, His people will believe. They will know that the LORD has visited them and seen their afflictions. In this, the result will always be the same. We will humble ourselves before the LORD and worship His high and holy name!

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