How quickly we assume that God’s work depends upon us! As soon as we begin to sense what God wants us to do, we immediately begin to compile a list of all the reasons we are incapable of obeying! In few areas do God’s people feel more inadequate than when it comes to speaking in public. Public speaking terrifies people! Numerous Christians have discounted God’s call on their life because they could not imagine God calling someone to serve Him who was unskilled as a public speaker.
In actual fact, our effectiveness as God’s spokespeople lies not in our eloquence but in our message. The truth of what we declare carries far more power than does our delivery of the message. Moses need not have worried about his oratorical abilities for God was going to affirm His messenger through ten spellbinding plagues, miraculous guidance through a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, the stupendous parting of the Red Sea and destruction of the Egyptian army, and many other miraculous acts. Those listening to Moses could clearly discern that almighty God was with him!
Ultimately we do not have to convince people that God has spoken to us. God will make that evident in due time. While it never hurts to hone our speaking skills, it is far more important to be sure we have heard from the Lord. If our service for God rests solely upon our cleverness of speech, we must recognize that there will inevitably be someone who comes along who is more eloquent than us. But when we step forth and declare, “Thus sayeth the Lord!” we can be assured that nothing anyone can say can thwart or refute our message. Not everyone may accept what we have said, but neither can they ignore it. Are you relying upon your rhetoric or on your intimate, fresh walk with the living God?