I received this via email last week, and as I meditated on it, I saw so many parallels between the rods spoken here and the mobiles that we have. For some, mobiles simply are tools, but in the hands of those who peruse the will of God, a simple tool becomes so much more.

Light from the Book: Wed., Sept. 7

You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs. — Exodus 4:17
 
Conventional wisdom questions how much can be accomplished with little. We tend to believe that a lot more can be done if we have large financial resources, talented man power, and innovative ideas. But these things don’t matter to God. Consider just a couple of examples:
 
In Judges 3:31, a relatively unknown man named Shamgar delivered Israel from the Philistines single-handedly. How? He won a great victory by killing 600 Philistines with nothing more than an oxgoad (a stick sharpened on one end to drive slow-moving animals).
 
In Exodus, when God asked Moses to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt, Moses was afraid the people wouldn’t listen to him or follow him. So God said, “What is that in your hand?” (4:2). Moses replied, “A rod.” God went on to use that rod in Moses’ hand to convince the people to follow him, to turn the Nile River into blood, to bring great plagues on Egypt, to part the Red Sea, and to perform miracles in the wilderness.
 
Moses’ rod and Shamgar’s oxgoad, when dedicated to God, became mighty tools. This helps us see that God can use what little we have, when surrendered to Him, to do great things. God is not looking for people with great abilities, but for those who are dedicated to following and obeying Him.

Attributed to Albert Lee (Our Daily Bread)
 
Wisdom for the Journey: Little is much when God is in it.

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