56_Which “I” do we listen to Ex 5:2 But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.” Ex 5:22,23 Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.” Ex 6:6-8 Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. 7 I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.’” Mother Teresa of Calcutta once said, “Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God.” This is a timeless truth: the voices we listen to shape our faith, our decisions, and ultimately our destiny. In Exodus 6:6-8, Moses finds himself caught in a cacophony of voices. On the one hand, God’s voice proclaimed His promises: “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians…” On the other hand was the defiant voice of Pharaoh, declaring, “I will not let Israel go.” There was Moses’ own voice, filled with despair: “Since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people.” These three voices are representative of our own experiences in life. There is the voice of opposition from the world, the voice of doubt within ourselves, and the voice of assurance from God. The question is, which “I” do we listen to? Pharaoh’s voice is the voice of rebellion. It represents resistance to the will of God, a refusal to follow His plans. This voice can come from those around us—friends, adversaries, or those in power. It seeks to intimidate us, breed fear, and discourage us from obeying God. We need to expect this, so that we do not become discouraged. The Lord has warned us, “In the world you will have tribulation.” We should not expect the world, which is in rebellion against God, to encourage us in doing His will. Then there is our own voice—the voice of self-doubt. Like Moses, we can easily become disheartened when our efforts seem to make things worse. “Since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name,” Moses lamented, “he has done evil to this people.” When we focus on our limitations or the immediate outcome of our