“A staff,” Moses replies.

It’s just a stick—ordinary, weather-worn, a tool of a shepherd. But when God commands Moses to throw it down, it becomes a snake. And when Moses picks it up again by the tail, it becomes a staff once more. Then, God tells him to place his hand inside his cloak. When Moses pulls it out, it is leprous—white as snow. When he puts it back in and removes it again, it is healed.

Still, Moses resists. “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent... I am slow of speech and tongue.” Insecurity now fully surfaces. Moses sees himself as unqualified. But again, God doesn’t respond with a pep talk. He says, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute?... Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

Even then, Moses pleads, “Please send someone else.” And this time, God’s patience gives way to righteous anger—not because Moses was imperfect, but because Moses was refusing to trust. Yet even in His anger, God remains gracious. He appoints Aaron, Moses’ brother, to speak on his behalf, saying, “I will help both of you speak.”

What seems ordinary in your life may become miraculous when surrendered to the will of the great I AM.