Now
go. I – I AM with your mouth. I have already spoken what will be spoken by you.
(Exodus 4:12)
There
is a quote of Voltaire often paraphrased, “Perfect is the enemy of good.”
Several arguments could be raised either to support or oppose this saying.
Before you weigh in, you may want to compose your definition of perfect. If you
knew that you could have perfect much more easily than only good, would you not
want to pursue perfect?
God
has answered several excuses, complaints, and objections that Moses has offered
as he tried to avoid the responsibility of accepting God’s calling. Now, God
says to him, “I don’t care if you’re a good speaker, because I will be doing
the talking.” Moses’ (maybe) good was going to be replaced by God’s perfect.
That offer is available to you today. Jesus promised that, even when you are
placed before people who want to harm you, “Your Father will speak through you
(Matthew 10:20).” Just like Moses, your only responsibility is to go when and
where the Holy Spirit tells you to go. Your obedience; your will to be used, is
enough. God will speak. God’s word is Truth (John 17:17). God’s word is Life
(John 6:63). Without God and His way, you can’t even hope for good (Psalm
16:2). So, when you think about it, perfect as described here, should be only.
Perfect
is not the enemy of good. Hold out for God’s perfect, so that He will
say that your work is, “Very good.”
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