Ines Franklin

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)“I