Moses had been commissioned by God to lead the Israelites out of bondage. But he was apprehensive about how the Egyptians, and even his countrymen, would react. So the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" "A rod," Moses answered (Ex. 4:2). Then God said to him, "You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs" (v.17). Great miracles were accomplished with that rod when Moses obeyed the Lord. It was insignificant in itself, but it became a powerful instrument when committed to the Lord.

J. W. Johnson, writing on this theme, imagined the following conversations: "'What is that in your hand?' asked the Lord. 'A sling,' said David. 'It is enough; go up against the giant,' and the great Goliath fell before the shepherd boy. . . . 'What is that in your hand?' 'A pen,' said John Bunyan, as he spoke from the arches of Bedford Prison. 'It is enough,' and he wrote the story Pilgrim's Progress, which will live while the world endures."

Don't sell yourself short. If God has called you to a task, He'll equip you for it. He merely asks, "What is that in your hand?" Use what He has given you, and you'll see what He can do with little things.  — Richard De Haan