Exodus 4.12 says, Now therefore
go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt
say. It is true that the Lord was
with the mouth of Moses in a very special way whenever Moses spoke
on his behalf. For example, when Moses spake
to Pharaoh, his words were directly from the Lord. But when Moses
went home to his first wife, Zipporah, or later to his second
wife, an Ethiopian woman, and talked about dinner or things
around the house, then the words that Moses spake were completely
his own. And yet, even then, Moses was
affected by the Lord in how he interacted with his wife and
kids and family and friends and neighbors at any given time.
What do I mean? Well, for example, when Moses
went home after his conversation with the Lord right here in Exodus
4, he returned to Zipporah and his two sons, Gershom and Eleazar,
and he spoke to his father-in-law named Jethro. Now, the words
Moses spoke to Jethro are recorded for us here in Exodus 4, 18.
And Moses went and returned to Jethro, his father-in-law, and
said unto him, let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren,
which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro
said to Moses, go in peace. Now, this is an example of Moses
speaking, but not delivering a message that was directly from
the Lord. Moses didn't say to Jethro, thus
saith the Lord, let Moses go and return to his brethren. But
what Moses said was a direct response to his conversation
with and obedience to the Lord. So when Moses said, let me go,
I pray thee and return unto my brethren, which are in Egypt,
His words were directed by and influenced and guided by that
conversation with the Lord. And that's how it's worked for
nearly all believers from Adam's own offspring, including Abel
and Seth, right down to you and I today. We communicate with
the Lord in prayer. We learn the will of God in the
Bible, the word of God, then we go about our day and we act
in accordance with what we've learned in the Bible and we speak,
or at least ought to speak, words that reflect that biblical influence
on our hearts and minds. A man or woman who is not spending
time with the Lord in the word of the Lord, receiving God's
word with faith, will not accurately discern God's will and will not
speak according to his word. And that is really exactly what
the Lord does with each one of us. Consider Psalm 119.11, thy
word of I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee.
But if you don't memorize God's word, then you'll be forfeiting
the greatest weapon to defeat sin in your life that God's given
you. Proverbs 30 verse five says, every word of God is pure. He
is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. But if you
don't read through the entire Bible and follow teachers that
teach verse by verse through each book of the Bible, then
you're forfeiting God's blessing to be your shield. 2 Timothy
2.15 says, Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth. But if you don't study God's word, in addition to memorization
and simply reading through the Bible and sitting under good
teachers, not only studying, but rightly dividing his word
dispensationally. And when we say his word, we
mean his true word in English, the King James Bible. Then you'll
be ignorant and you'll do things that give you reason to be ashamed.
And we don't say these things repeatedly in order to browbeat
you, but to emphasize in love that there are no alternative
routes or shortcuts to spiritual growth. If you elect God, He
will be your mouth and teach you what you should say as you
love and learn His words. Jesus is the teacher of thy mouth. As He said in John 6, 63, it
is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing.
The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are
life. And He prayed in John 17, 17 to the Father, sanctify them
through thy truth, thy word is truth. Believe His words. Learn His words. Memorize His
words. And then you can live according
to His word and speak according to His word while being able
to pray with sincerity the words of King David in Psalm 1914. Let the words of my mouth and
the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord,
my strength and my Redeemer, Jesus, the Lord of Thy mouth.