In reading the account of Moses coming upon the burning bush, I saw a process of how God and man can interact together. In this situation, it seems as though it depended on Moses' reaction to what God was showing him. Only when Moses, after seeing the burning bush, turned aside, did God call unto him. God had been watching him gaze upon the burning bush and then make his decision to turn aside to see why the bush was not burning up with the fire.
What came to my mind was that perhaps many of us have had a situation come up that we could/should have pursued further and we did not; we turned away from it, not to it. Is God also waiting and watching us to see if we would turn aside so that He could then call out to us and tell us what was on His heart? Have we missed opportunities to have encounters with our Creator because of lack of interest, not really believing God does want to talk to us or have we been distracted by our daily life and routine?
The more time Moses spent with the Lord on this occasion, God continued to give him instructions regarding what He wanted Moses to do to accomplish His will. This encounter ended up dramatically changing the lives of the Israelites and made a severe impact on the Egyptians, thus allowing God's people to go from slavery to freedom from bondage.
Can we apply this same type of situation to our own lives? Perhaps we will not see a burning bush or be able to change a nation's standing, but when we keep ourselves close to our Father through the Spirit and been attentive to Him in our everyday life, He will open up doors for us to be used by Him to bring His desire to earth in many different ways and situations. He alone may only know the outcome of our obedience in different circumstances. That's alright, because it's not about us, it's about Him being able to do His will on earth as it is in Heaven and we can be part of that coming about.
Be encouraged not to miss any of the times when God does put something before us in our daily lives, giving us an opportunity to help him accomplish His Will here on earth. What an exciting joint venture; to work with the Creator of the universe. Are we available to Him for His use or are we too meshed into our own plans and procedures of what we think we should be doing for His Kingdom? We may need to make changes in our lives.
I challenge you to take time each day for one week and get a pencil/pen, journal/tablet and take time to sit quietly with our motive being not to get anything from God but only to spend time with Him, to get to know Him more. Just sit quietly and wait. This simple procedure changed my whole relationship with the Lord. Take some of your time and give it to Him. Spend it getting to know Someone who adores you and loves you beyond your wildest imaginations. He is Love. He just may be waiting for you to "turn aside" like Moses and He will then call out to you, share His thoughts, love and plans with you.
About Me
- Paula Chenault
- United States
- I want to do something extremely risky and personally transparent regarding The Church at large. I am stepping out in faith to open up my experiences with the Lord, my questions, findings, things I feel the Lord is showing me, etc., and I want to put them out for anyone wanting to be part of this endeavor. I want to learn to be real for Him, not fake or a pretender. What I'm going to share will be as honestly presented as I know how. I welcome comments from others or input from your own lives but please, let's try to keep things respectful of one another. If many of us can pool our giftings, knowledge, love, etc. together, we can accomplish mighty deeds for our Father in Heaven. Hopefully this will be a safe place to express yourself without being judged and I ask God to help us all benefit from one another to grow into His healthy Body on earth; to do His will on earth as it is in heaven.
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