Exodus 4:1 Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you.’”
It was good when Moses had no confidence in the flesh; but it was bad that he then lacked confidence in God. In view of the burning bush, the voice of God, and the divine encounter, there was no place for Moses to say, “But.” “We are ever prone, when God is calling us to some high service, to say ‘But,’ (Guzik)
It is very probable that the people would have said this if Moses had not had any credentials to produce. It is even possible that they did say it. There had been no appearance of Jehovah to any one for above four hundred years, and they might well think that the age of miracles was past. (Ellicott)
A “burning bush” and being “spoken” to by God in light of there being no visitation of God to man manifested for over 400 years. It is not as though God was absent, He was very much present. His plans and purposes were very much intact. We can sense the conflict of Moses 70-80 years old at this time. He has seen much of life and was surely not expecting the voice of God to call him to deliver the Israelites from bondage. We can see it in; “Who am I that I should go”, “What name should I tell them”, “They will not believe me”, and “They will not listen to me”. All of these comments and questions come from the heart of Moses who is humble for sure.
There are those who are humble and say, “How can God use me?”. There are those who are proud or lazy and say, “Not me!”. There are those who are overzealous and don’t even seek God’s calling but march headlong with their own ideas, purposes, and plans. There are those who, with attentive ears and expectant hearts, wait and listen for God’s quiet whispers, or loud shouts, and say, “Here am I send me.”
We are never too old, weak, overwhelmed, overpowered, alone, or a whole list of other reasons we allow ourselves to believe why God can’t or won’t use us. God does and will use us and gift us for His use, “EXPECT IT” and then with sincere humbleness and humility be ever ready to say, “Here and I send me”