BUT— !

“Moses answered and said, But—” (Exodus 4:1). We all know that disjunctive conjunction “but.” God and preachers have heard it from the lips of God’s people a thousand times. It is the response of unbelief to the divine call. It is the reply of fear to a divine command. It is suggestion that God’s resources are not enough. It is the accusation that God has overlooked something that our eyes have seen, but He hasn’t. It is putting God off until we do what we want first.

“Lord, I will follow thee, BUT—” (Luke 9:61). There need be no “buts” in our relationship to God. His will is primary, and nothing should take precedence. When the Lord says to you or me, “I will send thee,” every provision has been made for the appointed task. We need only to say, “Yea, Lord” (John 21:16).