Dig Deeper!
Ephesians 3:1-10
One day Moses was taking care of Jethro’s flock. (Jethro was the priest of Midian and also Moses’ father–in–law.) When Moses led the flock to the west side of the desert, he came to Sinai, the mountain of God.2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire, but it was not burning up.
3 So he said, “I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?”
4 When the Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush, God called to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.“ Then God said, “Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.
6 I am the God of your ancestors–the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses covered his face because he was afraid to look at God. 7 The Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptian slave masters hurt them.
I am concerned about their pain,8 and I have come down to save them from the Egyptians. I will bring them out of that land and lead them to a good land with lots of room–a fertile land. It is the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
9 I have heard the cries of the people of Israel, and I have seen the way the Egyptians have made life hard for them.10 So now I am sending you to the king of Egypt. Go! Bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt!”
New Century Version (NCV)
The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Quote By: Ron Rose
Uncertain that the king of Egypt or even the leaders of Israel would listen to him, Moses balked. But for every “what if” Moses raised, God had a “do this” In fact, God provided his hesitant leader with everything needed for the task – God’s powerful, personal presence and a transformed staff full of surprises. Moses had no more excuses. By accepting God’s call, he was thrust out of a wilderness of obscurity and into a powerful partnership with the I AM God.
HEARTLIGHT Magazine is a ministry of loving Christians and the Westover Hills church of Christ. Edited by Phil Ware and Paul Lee.
Quote By: Ron Rose
Even though it would be years before Moses would be able to see it, everything that had happened to him up to that moment had prepared him for God’s call. God was about to reach down into the oppression of Egypt and rescue the descendants of Israel and lead them home to the land he had promised their ancestors. This humble shepherd was God’s handpicked deliverer – the director of God’s relocation project.
HEARTLIGHT Magazine is a ministry of loving Christians and the Westover Hills church of Christ. Edited by Phil Ware and Paul Lee.
Quote By: Ron Rose
Reflection: God transformed more than Moses’ staff. He gave his partner new vision, a new mission, and new resources. By accepting God’s invitation, eighty–year–old Moses came out of retirement, not because he wanted it, but because the I AM God wanted it.
HEARTLIGHT Magazine is a ministry of loving Christians and the Westover Hills church of Christ. Edited by Phil Ware and Paul Lee.
Quote By: Ron Rose
God has plans for everybody: projects, opportunities, responsibilities, tasks, and callings, and he doesn’t allow anything to come between him and his called person. So, take off your mask, check your fears, admit your inadequacies, accept the call, and get ready for your own encounter on holy ground. You are a child of the present–tense God who knows your past and, in spite of it, invites you into a future with him. He is still the I AM God, and his promise remains, “I am with you.”
HEARTLIGHT Magazine is a ministry of loving Christians and the Westover Hills church of Christ. Edited by Phil Ware and Paul Lee.