Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and
slow of tongue.”
So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the
mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord?
Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you
shall say.”
But [Moses] said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever
else You may send.”
So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses… (Exodus 4:10-14).
We pray, “Lord send
someone to help them.”
The Lord responds ,
“I did. I sent you.”
When the day began to wear away, the twelve [disciples] came and said to [Jesus],
“Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and
country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”
But [Jesus] said to them, “You
give them something to eat.” … (Luke 9:12-13)
We pray, “Lord
Jesus, send them somewhere to get some help.
Show up in their lives, or show them how to seek You for what they need.”
The Lord’s replies,
“You help them. Instead of waiting for
Me to come to them, you come to Me, and then you go to Them, and you
help them.”
Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the
house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble
Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. Therefore I did not even think myself worthy
to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I
also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to
one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my
servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and
said to the crowd that followed Him, “I
say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” (Luke 7:6-9)
We say, “Lord, You
have all power and all authority. Speak to their situation. Call your angels to bring deliverance from
their circumstances.”
The Lord’s answers,
“I gave you power when I sent you the Holy Spirit. I gave you authority to bind and to
loose. I don’t need to call more
angels. I called all of you to go to them
and deliver deliverance from their circumstances.”
What if we’re not
waiting on a move of God in this nation?
What if God has
already moved, and now He’s waiting on a move of us?
---Anderson
T. Graves II is a pastor, writer, community organizer
and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.
