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The wake up callWhen the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from withinthe bush, “Moses! Moses!”And Moses said, “Here I am.” Exodus 3:4“Here I am” –best place to startJacob (Genesis 31:11)Samuel (1 Samuel 3:4)Isaiah (Isaiah 6:8)God calls you at the right timeThe LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I haveheard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned abouttheir suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of theEgyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land,aland flowing with milk and honey... And now the cry of the Israelites has reachedme, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I amsending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”Exodus 3:7-10“Why me?” “Why now?” …Why not?But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bringthe Israelites out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11Typical responses:“How can I…” Gideon (Judges 6:15)“Is not my clan the least…” Saul (1 Samuel 9:21)“Who am I, and what is my family…” David (1 Samuel 18:18)“Who is able to…” Solomon (2 Chronicles 2:6)“Woe to me!...I am a man of unclean lips…” Isaiah (Isaiah 6:5)“I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:6)“Get away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” Peter (Luke 5:8)Respond like Paul“I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that heconsidered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.” 1 Timothy 1:12You’re not going aloneAnd God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I whohave sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worshipGod on this mountain.” …God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:12,14