- Exodus 3:11-12
“Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?’ And He said, ‘Certainly I will be with you.’”
Moses began his prayer life with honesty, not confidence. He did not come to God with strength, but with lack. God did not answer with self-improvement or motivational assurance; He answered with Himself. The strength of Moses’ calling was not in Moses, but in the God who goes with him.
- Prayer begins in humility, not ability.
- God does not need our strength; He desires our surrender.
- The greatest answer to prayer is always the presence of God.
- Exodus 14:13-14
“But Moses said to the people, ‘Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord… The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.’”
With the Red Sea before him and Pharaoh behind him, Moses prayed with faith when the situation demanded fear. Moses could not open the sea—he only needed to trust the One who could.
- Prayer shifts our focus from the threat around us to the God above us.
- Faith is not loud; sometimes faith is stillness.
- God fights battles we cannot even reach.
- Exodus 15:25
“Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet.”
Moses prayed in distress and God revealed what Moses had not seen. God does not always remove the bitter waters, but He transforms them.
- Prayer opens our eyes to provision already present.
- Complaining sees problems; prayer sees God.
- The bitter becomes bearable where the cross is applied.
- Exodus 17:11-12
“So it came about when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed… But Moses’ hands were heavy… and Aaron and Hur supported his hands.”
Moses prayed with lifted hands, but could not sustain it alone. Intercession is not an isolated calling — God provides others to hold us up.
- Prayer is sustained by community.
- Weariness is not failure; it is a call for fellowship.
- Victory belongs to God, but He lets us participate.
- Exodus 18:19
“You be the representative of the people before God, and you bring the disputes to God.”
Moses’ leadership was rooted first in intercession. Before he spoke to people on God’s behalf, he spoke to God on their behalf.
- Prayer is the beginning of all true ministry.
- To lead well, we must listen well to God.
- We love people best when we carry them to God.
- Exodus 32:11-14
“Then Moses entreated the Lord his God… and the Lord changed His mind about the harm He said He would do.”
When Israel sinned at Sinai, Moses pleaded for mercy. He did not excuse sin, but he appealed to God’s covenant love.
- True intercession stands between judgment and mercy.
- Love prays for those who fail.
- God delights to respond in compassion.
- Exodus 32:32
“But now, if You will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!”
Moses offered himself in place of the guilty. This is prayer shaped like the cross.
- Intercession carries a cost.
- Love chooses sacrifice over self-preservation.
- This prayer points directly to Christ, who became our substitute.
- Exodus 33:15
“Then he said to Him, ‘If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.’”
Moses would rather stay in the wilderness with God than enter the Promised Land without Him. Presence mattered more than progress.
- Success without God is failure.
- The gift is nothing without the Giver.
- True blessing is God Himself.
- Exodus 33:18
“Then Moses said, ‘Please, show me Your glory!’”
Moses’ greatest prayer was not for help, but for God Himself. This is the cry of a heart that has tasted the Lord and wants more.
- Prayer is desire, not merely request.
- Those who love God seek God.
- Christ is the glory of God revealed.
- Exodus 34:29
“Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been speaking with Him.”
Moses did not try to shine — he simply stayed with God. Transformation was the natural result of communion.
- Prayer changes us more than it changes circumstances.
- Spiritual radiance is not performed; it is received.
- We become what we behold.
- Numbers 11:14-15
“I alone am not able to carry all this people… If You are going to deal with me this way, please kill me now.”
Moses prayed honestly at his breaking point. God did not condemn him — He helped him.
- God welcomes honest weakness.
- Dependence is not defeat — it is trust.
- When we reach our limit, God supplies His strength.
- Deuteronomy 33:1
“This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed Israel before his death.”
Moses finished his life blessing others. His relationship with God shaped his final breath.
- A life of prayer becomes a life of blessing.
- Fellowship with God forms the soul into love.
- Moses’ greatest legacy was not leadership — it was friendship with God.
- Here I Am, But You Are With Me
Sand beneath my feet
Fire before my eyes
A name calling mine
I answer because You call
Not because I am strong
But because You stay
Weakness does not disqualify
Your presence is the strength
Your voice is enough
Shoes off, heart open
Holy meets ordinary
You draw near
Christ is the flame that does not consume
The voice that knows my name
The One who walks with me
I move because You accompany
Not because I am able
But because You are faithful
Send me with Your nearness
Send me with Your peace
Send me for Your glory
- Stand Still, See Salvation
The sea before me
The enemy behind me
Fear rising within me
Your word speaks stillness
Your promise stands weightier
Your presence commands calm
You open what was closed
You make a road where none existed
You turn death into deliverance
We walk where You make a path
Not where we can see one
Faith steps where sight cannot
Christ parts the deepest waters
Death yields to His command
Life walks free through His victory
Stillness becomes worship
Trust becomes movement
Salvation becomes song
We stand and see
We walk and remember
We praise and believe
- Bitter Water, Shown Tree
The water wounds the tongue
The people cry out in pain
Need draws us low
I turn to You
You reveal the unseen
Your provision already placed
Bitter becomes sweet
Pain becomes testimony
Wounding becomes healing
Christ is the healing wood
The cross laid on broken water
Mercy poured over bitterness
Teach me to look to You first
Not to frustration
Not to memory of better days
Let the place of pain
Become a place of praise
Shaped by Your mercy
- Hands Up, Held Up
The valley roars below
The hill holds the battle in prayer
Arms weaken under the weight
Help arrives without request
Brothers stand on each side
Strength shared becomes victory
You win through dependence
Not force
Not strategy
Christ intercedes forever
Arms lifted not in strain
But in sovereign love
Prayer is a shared work
Grace a shared strength
Fellowship a shared burden
We remember by altar and name
The Lord our banner
The Lord our help
- The People Between
Burden of voices
Weight of lives
I carry them to You
Before I speak to them
I listen to You
Your wisdom shapes my words
Intercession costs patience
Love takes time
Compassion kneels low
Christ carries every name
Every story
Every wound
Make me a quiet bridge
A faithful listener
A gentle guide
Send me back with Your heart
Your peace
Your counsel
- Mercy in the Gap
Holiness on the mountain
Rebellion in the camp
The distance is great
I plead for mercy
Not because they are worthy
But because You are faithful
Wrath yields to compassion
Judgment bows to covenant
Hope rises again
Christ stands in this same gap
His blood intercedes
His love restores
Make my prayers bold
My heart tender
My love enduring
Where judgment threatened
Let mercy speak
Let grace prevail
- Take Me Instead
Their sin is heavy
Their need is great
The wound deep
I ask for forgiveness
And I offer myself
If forgiveness must cost
Love bears weight
Love chooses sacrifice
Love stands in the breach
Christ fulfills this prayer
He becomes the offering
He carries the cross
Teach me love that costs
Faith that intercedes
Prayer that carries
Make my heart like Yours
Willing to give
Willing to stay
- Presence or Nothing
A blessing without You
Is no blessing at all
A promise without Presence is empty
If You do not go
We will not move
We will remain
You are the rest we seek
The joy we desire
The peace we cannot create
Christ is God with us
The Presence that stays
The glory that dwells near
Teach us to choose You
Over success
Over comfort
Where You are is home
Where You are not is loss
Lead us Yourself
- Show Me Your Glory
I have seen Your works
Yet I want You
More of You, not more from You
Hide me in the cleft
Let Your goodness pass
Speak Your name
Desire becomes worship
Hunger becomes reverence
Longing becomes prayer
Christ is the glory revealed
Grace and truth made flesh
The invisible made near
Keep my heart thirsty
My spirit lifted
My gaze set on You
Give me Yourself
Your presence
Your beauty
- Face That Shines
Time with You changes me
Even when I do not notice
Your presence leaves its mark
Others see before I do
Light rests softly
Grace shapes expression
This is not achievement
It is exposure
It is communion
Christ is the unveiled glory
The radiance we behold
The image we reflect
Make prayer my dwelling
Your presence my atmosphere
Your voice my shaping
Send me back luminous and low
Quietly transformed
Humbly bright
- Too Heavy for Me
The burden is too great
The strain too constant
My strength exhausted
I speak honestly
No polish
No hiding
You do not rebuke
You provide help
You share the load
Christ carries the heavier yoke
His gentleness steadies
His rest restores
Teach me to admit need
To receive help
To release control
Lift what I cannot lift
Carry what I cannot bear
Strengthen me again
- Blessing at the Edge
The journey reaches its end
The promise lies ahead
My work is finished
I bless as my last act
Love as legacy
Prayer as farewell
Death is not separation
You remain
You receive
Christ leads through death
Into life
Into home
Let my ending be gentle
My final words be blessing
My heart at peace
Face to face
Forever
Amen