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December 11
Thursday


ABSOLUTELY
NOBODY

READ:
Exodus 4:10-17
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Surely I am more stupid
than any man, and do
not have the
understanding of a
man. __Proverbs 30:2
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He wanted to be a nobody. In 1992, a Seattle man running for the office of Washington State's lieutenant governor legally changed his name to "Absolutely Nobody." As he entered the race, he said he wanted to greet the voters, saying, "Hi, I'm Absolutely Nobody. Vote for me." He later admitted that the purpose of his campaign was to abolish the office of lieutenant governor.

This man used a name as a gimmick, but the Bible has a lot to say to those of us who present ourselves to others as a nobody. The right kind of humility is healthy. The songwriters of Israel knew how important it is to see our foolishness apart from God (Ps. 73;22; Prov. 30:2). Jesus Himself showed us that without God we won't accomplish anything of lasting value (John 5:30; 15:5).

But we read a warning in the story of Moses. There's a downside to insisting that we are "nobody" if it is to avoid doing what God commands (Ex. 4:1-17). Our motives make us into somebody who resists the loving purposes of God.

We may treat ourselves and others as having no worth. But remember, God doesn't make nobodies. Like Moses, if we surrender to God, we can do anything God wants us to do__in His strength. __Mart De Haan
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````````````Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;````````````
````````````Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.````````````
````````````Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;````````````
`````````````I now surrender, Lord--in me abide. __Orr````````````
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Without Christ we can do nothing.
With Him we can do everything He wants us to do.

****************Today's Bible Reading __ Exodus 4:10-17**********

10 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."

11 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? 12 Now therefore, go,
and I will be with your
mouth and teach you what
you shall say."

13 But he said, "O my
Lord, please send by the
hand of whomever else you
may send."

14 So the anger of the
LORD was kindled against
Moses, and He said: "Is not
Aaron the Levite your
brother? I know that he can
speak well. And look, he is
also coming out to meet
you. When he sees you, he
will be glad in his heart.

15 Now you shall speak to
him and put the words in
his mouth. And I will be
with your mouth and with
his mouth, and I will teach
you what you shall do. 16 So
he shall be your spokesman
to the people. And he
himself shall be as a mouth
for you, and you shall be to
him as God. 17 And you
shall take this rod in your
hand, with which you shall
do the signs."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Although humility has a quality of self-forgetfulness, a low opinion
of what one can do for God is not a virtue. In the famous "Hall of
Faith," Hebrews 11 tells us of those who "out of weakness were
made strong" (v.34). The great missionary William Carey said:
"Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God."

__Dennis Fisher