Moses isn't alone in his hesitation. Isaiah and Jeremiah had similar responses to God's calling. That Moses has some fear about going is natural -- his first attempt at intervention between the Hebrews and the Israelites didn't go very well -- he ended up in Midian due to fear at being found out. Moses is an outsider now -- he's not seeing his upbringing as fantastic preparation for the mission God has set before him.
God gives Moses an assurance that Moses doesn't go alone. It's a little funny to me to picture Moses having this conversation with a burning bush, but Moses realizes there is something extraordinary going on here. God is calling him now and promising a future to Moses.
In the same way, God calls us, having prepared us in particular ways, sending us into uncertain situations, and always promising God's presence with us. We never go alone -- we go with God, and surrounded by the great cloud of witnesses that is the church in every time and place.
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