Exodus 3: Fire in the Desert
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
The bush was blazing away but it didn’t burn up.
There are times in our lives when we experience an event that stuns us, when the impossible appears to be possible.
The angel of God appeared to Moses in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush.
There are times in our days when we know that the power of God buoys us, times in our nights when the Spirit of God heals and comforts us.
Moses said, “What’s going on here? I can’t believe this! Amazing! Why doesn’t the bush burn up?”
When we meet the impossible made possible, do we credit coincidence or chance before we credit our loving God with our rescue?
God says: I’ve taken a good, long look at the affliction of my people. I’ve heard their cries for deliverance from their slave masters; I know all about their pain. And now I have come to help them, pry them loose from the grip of Egypt, get them out of that country and bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey.
When we hear God’s call to act as prophet, do we assume we are incapable or do we trust God’s plan to see us through?
Moses answered God, “But why me? What makes you think that I could ever go to Pharaoh and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
When we feel Christ’s presence in the dangerous moments of our lives, do we rise with hope or disappear in fear?
I’ll be with you, God says. And this will be the proof that I am the one who sent you: When you have brought my people out of Egypt, you will worship God right here at this very mountain.
When we hear the call to follow God’s heart, do we put aside our fears to follow? Do we dare to believe that a bush might burn in the desert and never disintegrate into ash?
Images from: https://www.hamptonroadschurch.com/exodus/2017/10/17/exodus-3-the-burning-bush and https://renewalchristiancenter.org/blog/2020/03/16/may-you-encounter-the-god-of-the-burning-bush
For a reflection and prayer, visit: https://renewalchristiancenter.org/blog/2020/03/16/may-you-encounter-the-god-of-the-burning-bush
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