Have ever been surprised? Have you been going about your business then something out of the ordinary suddenly caught your attention? What were your immediate thoughts? Did you wonder where it came from or how it occurred? Did you attribute it to God?
We may witness a miracle of God and not fully recognize it unless we interact with him. We may see something amazing and view it from afar. Seeing something out of the ordinary can catch our attention. Yet, it is when we close in on what’s happening that we can encounter God.
Moses was going about the business of guiding the flock of sheep to a place where they could graze. He might have been thinking about where he was going. He may have been wishing he was back home with his wife. He may have been pondering how God had seemed to be distant from him. Regardless of what he was thinking, God grabbed his attention. Seeing a bush that was burning but not being consumed by the fire should catch anyone’s attention.
Sometimes, God does something to grab our attention. I often wonder if I miss those moments. I wonder if all of us miss them. Though God doesn’t speak to us through burning bushes anymore, he does speak at us at times. I think he speaks to us when we have near miss of being in an accident. I think he speaks to us when we stand next to someone in need. I think he speaks to us through other Christians. The message God wants to relay to us will be relayed. The only question is, will we hear it and adhere to it?
I pray we all look and listen for God to speak to us. I pray we recognize when it is God calling out to us. I pray each one of us not merely hear the message but follow God’s guidance. Be attentive. Look for God. Listen to God. Hear his message for you. Follow God’s guidance for your life.
Exodus 3:1-2 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed.
Marty Pressey 