It’s a terrible thing to believe that nobody needs you. Have you ever had that feeling? That you’ve been put on the shelf and all that is left now is for you to just sit there - to be present, but not to mean anything?

It’s also a terrible thing to believe that you’ve lost your influence; nobody pays any attention to you anymore. Unlike E. F. Hutton - when you speak, nobody seems to listen,

Moses must have been plagued with that thought throughout the Exodus journey. Over and over again, the Israelites challenged his leadership. And it was no different when they got to Rephidim. No water was there. The people were thirsty. They began to find fault with Moses. Moses did what you and I would have done. He cried to the Lord. “What shall I do with this people? They’re almost ready to stone me.…