| “When Moses saw it, (the burning bush) he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the LORD called out to him,” – Acts 7:31 |
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| Pausing to TURN ASIDE AND SEE and HEAR what GOD is up to. Acts 7 is the recounting of the history of Israel by Stephen, and one cannot talk about the history of Israel without talking about Moses. A reading of the life and times of Moses easily reveals that he had many unusual moments with God. Acts 7:31 tells of his encounter with God at the burning bush. As a refresher of the story let’s look back at it in Exodus. Starting with Exodus 2 and verse 1 we find “Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” Stephen says that as Moses saw the burning bush, he WENT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. Exodus 3:3 says MOSES said he would TURN ASIDE AND SEE this great sight. While you and I do not have literal burning bushes I do believe believers will have what is called “burning bush moments.” These will be times when God will be stirring your heart about doing some work for Him. The question is what will we do when that stirring begins? The challenge for us who are part of “the rushed generation” is whether we can PAUSE to TURN ASIDE and SEE and HEAR what God is doing. My personal fear is that I have already set my agenda of “tending the flock” so firmly that I may pass by the burning bush moment and thus miss what God has next. Maybe you can relate. As you DATE Acts 7:31 and ponder on HE WENT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK I trust you will be challenged to not rush by the burning bush moment. Pause. Turn aside. See. Listen. Verse to DATE the Word on July 31 (7/31) is Acts 7:31. It says, “When Moses saw it, (the burning bush) he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the LORD called out to him,” On our spiritual journey, there will be for us what I call “God moments.” They will come to us in unusual ways. They invite us to TURN ASIDE from what we are doing and SEE and HEAR WHAT GOD is doing and what He then will want us to do. Continue Strong turning aside and drawing near to hear God, And remember to DATE the Word |