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November 14 Inspired Communication Skills
Who Made Your Mouth?
“Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath
made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or
the blind? have not I the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy
mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say” (Exodus 4:10–12).
From the burning bush the Lord reproved Moses for unbelief
when he pleaded his inability to speak. [Exodus 4:11, 12 quoted.]
When the word of Lord came to Jeremiah, he said, “Ah, Lord God!
behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.” But the Lord said to him:
“Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee,
and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of
their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord”
(Jeremiah 1:6–8).
The same God who gave His messages to Moses and Jeremiah
will give His word to His witnesses in this generation. “For it is not
ye that speak,” Christ declares, “but the Spirit of your Father which
speaketh in you” (Matthew 10:20). This word of the Lord has been
verified in all ages, and it will be verified to the close of time in all
who hold the beginning of their confidence firm unto the end. The
most powerful testimony will be given in defense of the faith once
delivered to the saints. The Holy Spirit is close beside those who are
called to witness for truth and righteousness. 32
The divine command given to Moses found him self-distrustful,
slow of speech, and timid. He was overwhelmed with a sense of his
incapacity to be a mouthpiece for God to Israel. But having once
accepted the work, he entered upon it with his whole heart, putting
all his trust in the Lord. The greatness of his mission called into exercise
the best powers of his mind. God blessed his ready obedience,
and he became eloquent, hopeful, self-possessed, and well fitted for
the greatest work ever given to man. This is an example of what God
does to strengthen the character of those who trust Him fully and give
themselves unreservedly to His commands. 33
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