Exodus 2:11-17

“IN OUR OWN POWER”

Exodus 2:11-17

INTRODUCTION: Tim was fighting a fish in a cold Michigan stream, rod bent mind focused, and then he stepped into a hole. Rod held high and fishing hat floating on the water, his friends watched for a breathless moment until he bobbed up and finally stood up, still fighting his fish. Life is like that. Were faced with a problem. We focus our energy, and we think we’re doing well and then we step in over our heads. In this section of Exodus we find some things to remember as we see Moses try and go it alone.

1. HEART FOR HIS PEOPLE

a. A GOOD DESIRE

b. MOVED BY GOD

c. BAD CHOICES AND HIS OWN WAY

d. PROV 41:12 There is a way that seems right to a man,

but in the end it leads to death.

e. FAILURE TO SEE BEYOND THE MOMENT

f. FAILURE TO SEE BEYOND HIS LIMITS

2. THE STRANGE WAY OF GOD

a. LEAVING HIS PLACE OF POWER

b. FLEEING TO MIDIAN

c. A BURNING BUSH

d. BRING THE PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT

e. CONFRONTING THE POWERS OF PHARAOH

3. FINDING A NEW POWER

ACKNOWLEDGE OUR WEAKNESS AND NEED

^{Isa 55:8&9} “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.

^{Isa 55:9} “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

TRUSTING GOD

^{Pr 3:5} Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

^{Pr 3:6} in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths ^f straight.

SEEKING HIS KINGDOM FIRST

^{Mt 6:33} But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

LET GOD KNOW YOUR HEART

^{Phil 4:6} Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

^{Phil 4:7} And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Conclusion: If God has brought to mind a task you have been trying to accomplish on your own. If God has brought to mind a battle that you are fighting on your own. Remember “It is not by might and not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord. It is time to stop working in your own power.