The Lord invites us to divine partnership with Him. He casts the vision and then asks His people to begin walking into it one step at a time. While He is a miracle worker, He gives us the privilege of partnering with Him bring His Kingdom and His will to the earth.
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” Exodus 3:9-12
God had a plan to to bring out the children of Israel out of Egypt, but He chose Moses to become part of the solution. He told Moses to go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. Moses did not see himself qualified for the job because he had to deal with a powerful pharaoh who was unwilling to let go of the Israelites.
Moses reluctantly obeyed not knowing what was ahead. He found out that he had learn to rely on the Lord over and over again. The Lord had to send ten plagues before Pharaoh was willing to give them up. At every step of the way, Moses had a choice to either quit or to listen to the next instruction from the Lord.
God chooses to partner with us as well. He is all powerful and is capable of changing a situation immediately. However, it is more important for Him to develop intimacy with His people, so He chooses to work with us through situations.
Most of us desire to know God and understand His purpose for our lives. We have this idea that God will suddenly make everything clear to us. However, God speaks to us, and He waits for us to take a step of faith. For example, if we desire to see our finances restored, then we should begin by giving tithes from the firstfruits of our income. The Lord doesn’t need our tithes, but tithing allows us not to look to money for our security, and it invites the Lord to touch our finances. Then we continue to listen and read His instructions on how to manage our money and be faithful, and over time we will see a harvest of healing in our finances.
The divine partnership is a call of God to restoration, purpose, and healing. We do our part by taking small steps of faith, and God does His part by touching a situation, bringing restoration, and fulfilling His promises to us.
