How many of us experienced 'burning bush' moments? Those times
when we have been handed an assignment for which we are unqualified, and which
scares us to death. We find Moses caught up in one of these circumstances in
our reading. He woke up one morning, began his normal daily routine, and before
nightfall began one of the most intriguing and incredible journeys known to
man.
Exodus 3:4 (NIV)
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am."
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am."
God had been preparing Moses from the day
of his birth until this point in time. Moses lived the life of an
Egyptian prince; learned the ways of royalty and suddenly found himself a
shepherd. For years he lived this life, working for everything he had, for
every bite he would eat. The one day everything changed for Moses.
This is how life is sometimes. One day you
are royalty and next a shepherd. One day you pull it all together, you
know what to do and the following sunrise you find yourself in the midst of the
unknown, preparing to do battle you are ill-equipped to win. But, God prepared
us for this day as He prepared Moses.
The saying, "God doesn't call the
equipped, but equips the called," could hold its roots in this story of
Moses. This familiar phrase applies to each of us. There are burning bush
moments in life when we are faced with a calling for which we are ill-suited;
at least in our own minds. But, God has been working from the day of our
birth to get us to such a time
as this. Our life experiences prepared us for the work ahead.
It is good to remember how God was with us
up to this point, and it is even better to know He will be with us as we accept
the assignment waiting just beyond the burning bush.
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