Years
ago, world-famous evangelist Billy Graham was scheduled to speak at Cambridge
University in England, but he did not feel qualified to address the
sophisticated thinkers. He had no advanced degrees and he had never attended
seminary. Billy confided in a close friend: “I do not know that I have ever
felt more inadequate and totally unprepared for a mission.” He prayed for God’s
help, and God used him to share the simple truth of the gospel and the cross of
Christ.
Moses
also felt inadequate when God recruited him for the task of telling Pharaoh to
release the Israelites. Moses asked, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?”
(Ex. 3:11). Although Moses may have questioned his effectiveness because he was
“slow of speech” (4:10), God said, “I will certainly be with you” (3:12).
Knowing he would have to share God’s rescue plan and tell the Israelites who
sent him, Moses asked God, “What shall I say to them?” God replied, “I AM has
sent me to you” (vv.13-14). His name, “I AM,” revealed His eternal,
self-existent, and all-sufficient character.
Even when we question our ability to do what God has asked us to do, He can be trusted. Our shortcomings are less important than God’s sufficiency. When we ask, “Who am I?” we can remember that God said, “I AM.”
