Simplicity of Submission

"Moses said... I am not eloquent... And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth?... Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say" (Exodus 4:10-12).  "Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help... which made heaven and earth" (Ps 146:5).  "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts" (Proverbs 21:2).  "But I fear, lest... your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:3). 

When Moses had no eloquence,

That wasn't what the Lord had sought. 

What mattered was obedience;

A heart submissive could be taught. 

How simple is this one condition

(To which God adds no complication)

To give our heart in full submission

To Him, the Lord of all creation.  

 

Excuses may seem justified

(At least they do in our own eyes),

But they are only masking pride

Which, in God's sight, is never wise. 

O Lord, we find simplicity

In our submission now to You. 

Let all our vain excuses flee

Which complicate what we should do.