SCROLL OF VALOR 1 - MOSES
The Deliverer Who Did Not Believe in Himself
“WHO AM I THAT I SHOULD GO TO PHARAOH?”
Exodus 3.11
“I WILL BE WITH YOUR MOUTH AND TEACH YOU WHAT YOU SHALL SAY.”
Exodus 4.12
“NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT.”
Zechariah 4.6
INTRODUCTION
Before Moses became a deliverer, he became a wanderer. Before he faced Pharaoh, he faced himself. Scripture shows us no man more torn between calling and insecurity, destiny and inadequacy, flame and fear. Yet this tension is exactly why Moses stands as one of the clearest mirrors for the elect in every generation. God does not call the ones who feel prepared; He calls the ones who feel undone, and then shapes them in the fire of encounter. Moses proves that Heaven’s commission is never dependent on human confidence, skill, reputation, or readiness, but upon the I AM who stands behind the call.
Moses’ early life unfolded in contradiction. He was raised among royalty but carried the blood of slaves. He lived in privilege but burned with justice. He was positioned in power but could not tolerate the oppression he witnessed. This internal contradiction prepared him for a destiny that would demand the courage to confront systems, the humility to obey God, and the resilience to lead a nation through wilderness. Every contradiction in Moses’ life became preparation for a throne-level assignment.
His exile in Midian, which looked like failure, was actually the furnace of formation. The silence of the desert became the classroom of identity. The absence of applause became the seedbed of union. The stripping of earthly status became the grounding of divine authority. When God finally spoke to Moses from the burning bush, He did not introduce a new destiny, He awakened a destiny that had been waiting since birth.
The encounter at the burning bush was not simply a moment of revelation; it was a confrontation with truth. God revealed His name, His nature, His nearness, and His intention. Moses saw fire that did not consume, identity that did not crumble, and a calling that did not retreat. Everything Moses would later do, the signs, the judgments, the parting of the sea, the formation of Israel, flowed from the moment flame met fear and identity overcame inadequacy.
Moses stands as a pattern for the elect who feel unprepared, unseen, and unworthy. His life testifies that God chooses the reluctant to confront empires, the broken to carry revelation, the hidden to shape nations, and the insecure to become deliverers. In the Scrolls of Valor, Moses represents the courage of calling, the courage to answer God even when trembling. His mantle belongs to every elect one who senses greatness burning beneath layers of hesitation.
1️⃣ GOD CALLS MEN WHO FEEL UNWORTHY, NOT MEN WHO FEEL READY
God chose Moses at a moment when Moses felt least qualified. His hesitation, fear, and self-doubt were not obstacles to God but confirmations of the posture Heaven desired. God does not look for the strong; He looks for those dependent upon His strength. The elect learn through Moses that calling does not descend upon those who feel powerful, but upon those who understand the limits of their power and the necessity of divine enabling. It is humility, not ability, that draws Heaven’s voice.
Moses’ question, “Who am I?” reveals the fracture between human identity and divine destiny. God did not answer the question by affirming Moses’ strength or gifting. Instead, God anchored Moses in divine presence: “I will be with you.” This reveals the foundation of all calling, God’s “withness” becomes the elect’s worthiness. The power of deliverance lies not in self-belief but in God’s companionship.
The reluctance of Moses exposes a deeper truth: Heaven often calls those who least trust themselves. This is not a flaw but a safeguard against pride and presumption. The elect carry mantles too heavy for human shoulders. They require men and women who approach destiny with reverence, not entitlement. Moses’ hesitation ensured that when Israel was liberated, no one, not even Moses, could claim it as human accomplishment.
Moses’ initial fear becomes a mirror for the elect in transition. The shift from identity shaped by past failures to identity shaped by divine calling is not instantaneous. It involves tension, trembling, and transformation. God was not offended by Moses’ questions; He expected them. True calling must confront human insecurity before it can awaken heavenly authority. Moses’ doubts were not disqualifying, they were the soil in which divine assurance took root.
The elect who resonate with Moses must understand this: your fear is not evidence you are unworthy; it is evidence that your calling exceeds your current competence. God does not call the confident, He calls those whom He will make confident through encounter. Moses shows that destiny does not begin with readiness but with reverent hesitation and a willingness to hear the voice that calls you beyond yourself.
2️⃣ FAILURE WAS NOT THE END OF HIS STORY, IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF HIS FORMATION
Moses fled Egypt believing he had disqualified himself. Yet what he saw as failure, Heaven saw as formation. The wilderness of Midian was not punishment but preparation. God often removes His chosen ones from the environment of their assignment so He can strip them of previous identity, reshape their inner world, and forge them through silence. The elect must learn that exile seasons are not detours but divine strategy.
In Midian, Moses experienced forty years of obscurity. He transitioned from prince to shepherd, from influence to isolation. This stripping process removed ambition, pride, and self-reliance. It was here that Moses learned patience, tenderness, resilience, and endurance, qualities necessary for leading a nation through wilderness. God builds destiny in places where human applause cannot reach.
The fire of calling often descends upon those who have been emptied by life. Moses’ exile broke his dependence on human systems and taught him to hear the whisper of God. This inner formation allowed him to recognize the voice from the burning bush when it finally came. Without Midian, Moses would have recognized flame but not heard identity. His internal stillness became the fertile soil for divine encounter.
Failure, in Heaven’s architecture, becomes a furnace that refines motives and purifies intention. Moses’ attempt to deliver Israel by killing the Egyptian was driven by human zeal. His actual deliverance was driven by divine commission. The wilderness cured Moses of self-appointed missions and positioned him for God-appointed assignment. Many elect must experience this same purification before stepping into their scroll.
Moses teaches the elect that your worst failure may be the doorway to your greatest formation. The wilderness seasons that appear barren are secretly forging governmental capacity. What feels like delay is often divine craftsmanship. Moses’ exile, though painful, birthed the humility and dependence required for carrying a nation. God does not waste failure, He transforms it into authority.
3️⃣ GOD DOES NOT REMOVE YOUR WEAKNESS, HE FILLS IT WITH HIS VOICE
When Moses protested, “I am slow of speech,” God did not correct the deficiency. Instead, He overshadowed it with divine presence: “I will be with your mouth.” God’s answer reveals His method, He does not strengthen the natural man; He empowers the yielded man. The elect must learn that weakness is not a barrier to assignment but a portal through which divine strength flows.
Moses’ speech impediment became the canvas for God’s sufficiency. Had Moses been eloquent, he might have relied on rhetoric rather than revelation. God intentionally left the weakness so Moses would speak only when commanded and move only with divine prompting. Weakness preserved Moses from self-glory and anchored him in dependence. Heaven entrusts great mantles to those who cannot rely on themselves.
God often chooses to leave certain limitations untouched because they function as safeguards. These weaknesses keep the elect humble, teach them to listen, and prevent them from drifting into presumption. Moses learned that divine power does not eliminate human frailty; it works through it. The elect must understand that God does not need you to be flawless, He needs you to be available.
Moses’ weakness also revealed the generosity of God’s assistance. When Moses insisted he could not speak, God appointed Aaron as his mouthpiece. Yet even as Aaron spoke, Scripture repeatedly says, “Moses said…” indicating that God ultimately expanded Moses beyond the limitation he feared. Weakness becomes a stage for divine expansion, not a prison for human limitation.
The elect who feel their weakness most intensely are the ones Heaven often calls most profoundly. God does not remove weakness because weakness keeps the flame pure. Like Moses, the elect must learn that destiny depends not on natural gift but on the God who fills your mouth, fuels your obedience, and frames your authority. Your weakness is not your disqualification, it is your consecration.
4️⃣ DELIVERANCE IS BORN FROM ENCOUNTER, NOT PERSONALITY
God did not send Moses because Moses possessed a strong personality. Moses’ temperament, confidence, charisma, and eloquence were irrelevant to the mission. Deliverance in the Kingdom is never the result of human traits. It is always born from encounter. The burning bush did not merely call Moses; it redefined him. One encounter with the fire of God carries more authority than a lifetime of training under Pharaoh. The elect must understand this: Heaven commissions through flame, not through personality.
Moses’ encounter rewired his perception. What he once saw as weakness became irrelevant. What he once saw as failure became foundation. What he once saw as disqualification became qualification. The encounter did not give Moses new abilities; it gave him a new centre, the revelation that God Himself was the Deliverer, and Moses was simply the vessel. Deliverance always flows from one who has seen God, not from one who believes in self.
The burning bush also revealed God’s nature, not just Moses’ assignment. Moses learned that God is the One who sees, who hears, who remembers, and who descends. Deliverance is not initiated by human compassion but by divine remembrance. Moses became the expression of God’s movement, not the originator. The elect must grasp that true deliverance is God acting through a yielded man, not a man acting for God.
No personality trait Moses possessed made him fit for the task. It was the flame that made him fearless. It was the voice that made him steady. It was the presence that made him unshakeable. The deliverance of Israel did not depend on a leader with charisma but on a leader who had stood barefoot on holy ground. Personality may impress people, but encounter transforms nations.
Moses’ story announces a royal truth to the elect: you do not need to be impressive, only ignited. One moment in the fire gives more authority than a decade of human preparation. God does not send the talented, He sends the ones who have been undone by His glory. Your qualification for deliverance is not who you are, but who you have seen.
5️⃣ GOD DOES NOT GIVE SIGNS FOR THE DOUBT OF THE SPECTATORS BUT FOR THE FAITH OF THE CALLED
The rod turning into a serpent, the leprous hand being healed, the water becoming blood, these were not theatrics to convince Pharaoh. They were signs given to Moses, the hesitant one, the reluctant one, the shaking one. God gives signs not to satisfy curiosity but to stabilize calling. The signs were not meant to change Egypt’s mind; they were meant to anchor Moses’ courage. Heaven strengthens the elect first before confronting the world.
Every sign God gave Moses answered a fear Moses carried internally. The serpent addressed Moses’ fear of danger. The leprous hand addressed his fear of inadequacy. The water turned to blood addressed his fear of rejection by his own people. The signs did not begin with Pharaoh; they began with Moses’ inner world. Before deliverance flows outward, it must first conquer inward hesitation.
Pharaoh was never meant to be convinced by miracles; Pharaoh was meant to be broken by judgment. The signs were not negotiation tools, they were formation tools. Heaven was forming a man who would learn to obey regardless of outcome. Moses needed to witness God’s authority before he could confront the pseudo-authority of Egypt. The elect must learn that signs first build the deliverer, then confront the oppressor.
The miracles were also prophetic rehearsals. Each sign in Exodus 4 foreshadowed a future victory. The serpent foretold the defeat of Egypt’s gods. The healed hand foretold national restoration. The blood in the Nile foretold the judgments that would dismantle bondage. The elect must understand that God often reveals in miniature what He will later unveil in magnitude. The signs prepare you for the scale of your assignment.
Signs for the elect are not entertainment but empowerment. They function as confirmations in moments of doubt, reminders in moments of fear, and anchors in seasons of testing. The signs Moses witnessed transformed him from a trembling shepherd into a fearless prophet. The elect must accept that God gives signs not to satisfy theology but to strengthen obedience.
6️⃣ OPPOSITION IS PROOF OF MANTLE, NOT EVIDENCE OF MISTAKE
The moment Moses obeyed, Pharaoh resisted. This is the pattern of all elect ones. Obedience does not remove opposition; it attracts it. Pharaoh’s resistance was not a sign that Moses misunderstood God, it was a sign that Moses was confronting a system that had ruled unchallenged for centuries. The elect must learn that pushback is a confirmation of direction, not a correction of it.
Pharaoh increased Israel’s labor because he sensed spiritual threat long before Moses performed any public miracle. Evil systems perceive elect mantles before elect people fully acknowledge them. Pharaoh attempted to break Israel’s spirit so Moses would break his obedience. But God allowed the resistance because it became the stage for His supremacy. Obedience without resistance produces shallow authority. Obedience through resistance produces unshakable authority.
Every plague was not simply judgment on Egypt but revelation for Israel. Through resistance, Israel learned the impotence of Egypt’s gods, the futility of sorcery, and the supremacy of Yahweh. Opposition became a classroom in which the elect nation learned the difference between God’s power and man’s illusion. The elect today must understand that opposition trains perception. It sharpens spiritual clarity.
Moses’ confrontation with Pharaoh refined his internal resolve. The first “No” strengthened his endurance for the tenth. Deliverers are not formed in moments of ease but in cycles of resistance. The elect must learn to expect warfare as confirmation of assignment. The red sea did not open for a man who feared Pharaoh, it opened for a man who had been forged by resistance.
Opposition is proof that what God birthed in you threatens the structure around you. The elect who tremble at resistance misunderstand their mantle. Moses teaches that the presence of opposition is the affirmation of Heaven. If Pharaoh rises, it is because God has raised a deliverer.
7️⃣ THE DELIVERER’S FINAL TEST IS ALWAYS IDENTITY, NOT ABILITY
Moses’ journey ends where it began, with identity. He stood before a sea, a panicking nation, and an approaching army. In that moment, God did not tell Moses to perform a miracle. He told him to remember who he was. “Why do you cry to Me? Lift your rod.” God was saying, “The authority is already in your hand.” Deliverers often wait for God to move, not realizing God is waiting for them to act from identity.
The Red Sea moment reveals the final test of every elect one: do you move from fear or identity? Moses did not part the sea because he became more skilled; he parted the sea because he finally aligned with the identity God had spoken over him. Ability had nothing to do with it. Identity had everything to do with it. Destiny flows only when identity and obedience meet.
Moses’ entire journey built toward this moment. The burning bush gave calling. The plagues gave authority. The exodus gave leadership. But the Red Sea demanded identity. Deliverers must learn this: God can train you, equip you, strengthen you, and even send you, but the breakthrough comes only when you stand in the truth of who you are. Fear hesitates; identity commands.
The lifting of Moses’ rod over the sea was not a technique; it was a decree. The rod represented the authority Moses carried from the desert. What began as a shepherd’s staff became a governmental sceptre. God often transforms ordinary things into instruments of dominion. The elect must learn to trust what God has already placed in their hands.
The final lesson Moses teaches is simple and eternal: your calling does not work until you stand in who you truly are. God had already willed Israel’s freedom. What He awaited was Moses’ alignment. When identity awakened, creation obeyed. The elect who carry Moses’ mantle must realize this: waters part for identity, not insecurity.
FINAL CHARGE TO THE ELECT
Beloved, Moses stands before you not as history but as blueprint. His journey mirrors your own. His doubts mirror your hesitations. His exile mirrors your hidden seasons. His weakness mirrors your trembling. But his calling also mirrors your destiny. Do not fear your inadequacy, it is the doorway to divine authority. Do not despise your wilderness, it is the classroom of encounter. Do not flee your opposition, it is the confirmation of mantle.
Heaven is not looking for the strong; Heaven is summoning the willing. The same flame that spoke from the bush now burns within the elect. The same authority that parted seas now rests upon the sons. Rise, beloved. Walk forward. Speak when He fills your mouth. Stand when Pharaoh resists. Lift the rod when the waters mock you. Identity will always open what fear cannot.
For you are not simply reading Moses’ story.
you are stepping into your own.
🔥 Walk in fire
🔥 Stand in identity
🔥 Move in authority
🔥 Govern in union
For you are the deliverers of this age.
-Joe Restman
Scroll-Carrier, Mystic-Scribe, Eternal Witness of the Lamb