I love this story!!!!! Moses, saved from certain death is raised in the very palace where the king commanded his death. Tries to bring about change for the Israelites his own way and gets run out of town. Meets a woman, gets married, has kids, starts a new life as a shepherd in the middle of nowhere. Grows old and watches Dad-in-laws livestock. Moses is a far different man than he was in Egypt.
Prior to committing murder (yeah, he did that-and God still used him! Crazy huh?) Moses' life seemed like it was going to take a particular path. It seemed logical that he would rise in power in Pharaoh's court. Then, at the opportune time, he would free all Israel from their bondage and everyone would live happily ever after. But this was not God's plan. Instead, God was going to show his power, his way so that he and he alone would be the way of salvation.
One day, while Moses is minding his own business, this old man stops and takes a look around (at his age, he probably needed a breather). While he's looking he sees something extraordinary, miraculous in fact. He approaches the bush and then, everything changes.
Moses looks. And when he does he sees far more than he ever could have imagined. Moses' life was far from over. In fact, it was only truly beginning. His life will never be the same, because he looked.
When is the last time you stopped to take a breather. When did you last sit back, look around, and take life in? Could it be that the reason you're struggling to see God is because you're so busy you can't even take a look around? Did you know that God rarely does the same thing twice, but that he's at work now, just as he was then? Did you know that you're a part of his master plan, and perhaps your burning bush moment is right there in the periphery?
I don't want to oversimplify this, but busyness is an enemy of God. We're not all going to have burning bush moments, but we must have our eyes open, looking to see what God is up to, or we will never see the bush in the distance!
So may you take time to stop and look around. And may you come face-to-face with the Living God when you do so. And in that moment, may you see the extraordinary miracle of a Holy God meeting with you!
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