"Who am I?"

“Who am I?” was the question that made me think of Lisa Monday night as I read my BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) notes. This year we’re studying the life of Moses. The question asked us to give differences and similarities to our personal call and response to God’s work.

As I went through Moses’ “excuses”, I thought of the day Lisa came to my house. It was in 2003, I think. We had studied the book of John that year. My first bible study ever! Every Tuesday I went to Goshen and listened to Lisa’s lecture over what we had studied. She was the teaching leader that year.

By the end of John I had grown so much. God prompted someone to recommend me for leadership in the program. I know that Lisa had been praying for me. During our meeting she explained to me more about the role of leadership. I kept thinking AND saying “Me? Are you sure? What about my past?” and so on. Lisa lovingly assured me over and over.

I accepted God’s call and started training to be a leader in the Children’s Department. I learned that God doesn’t always call the equipped but he ALWAYS equips those He calls. I was looking forward to getting to know Lisa more that next year as we trekked through Israel & the Minor Prophets. I didn’t know then that God was calling her out of the BSF Ministry.

Living in her neighboring community, I often wondered what great things she was doing for God. I had heard she was actively involved at the WMC. And now I see that God DID continue to use her in BIG ways!! God truly looked at her Monday with joy and said “Well done my good and faithful servant!”

So back to the question . . . “Who am I?”

Exodus 3
11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 God answered, “I will be with you. . . .

Exodus 4
1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? . . . .

10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” . . .

And the LORD said to me - “It’s okay, I’m putting you with the preschoolers, they won’t notice your new at this!” Seriously, because of that meeting with Lisa, I have continued my Christian training at BSF. After a “time-out” I’m back in the Children’s Department this year. It wasn’t until Tuesday morning at BSF that I heard Lisa had gone home to be with our LORD.

He must have started using her immediately because the Holy Spirit brought her to my mind that night and she was with HIM! Wow! I’m still in shock. I don’t know what’s going on but my answer these days is “Jesus is coming!“ Be prepared. If you learned anything from Lisa, let it be the peace and comfort of salvation.

For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.10For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. - Romans 10:9-10

All that God asks us to do is to receive Him in our hearts. We are to turn from our sin and follow Him. We are to believe that Jesus is the Son of God in our hearts and confess it with our mouths.