It happened during the day shift, at work. It was an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, as mundane as any day on the job. But, then there was "the incident", and nothing was ever the same again.
"Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up." (Exodus 3:1-2)
The Creator of the universe orchestrated a dramatic breakthrough to Moses as prelude to a specific call to service. After four hundred years of oppressive slave labor, the time for deliverance was at hand. The call of the God of the universe from a burning bush would launch Moses on the path of deliverance.
"The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their task masters, for I am aware of their sufferings.' " (Exodus 3.7)
God's call to Moses was not for his own benefit, but for the benefit of his oppressed people. The God of deliverance - at just the right moment, in the right way - was about to set in motion a chain of events that would lead to the deliverance of the people of God. And, how reassuring to hear, 'I have surely seen the affliction of My people ... I am aware of their sufferings.'
Might the God of the universe show up at your workplace today? Stranger things have happened! If so, this God who sees the afflictions of His people, and is aware of their sufferings, just might call you to serve in some capacity as a deliverer. As His ambassador of grace, He would use you to comfort and encourage those around you whose need is desperate. And, He would also call you to lead them from bondage to freedom in the land of promise - the kingdom of God. As I'm often reminded of from the cover of our weekly church bulletin, "Bringing kingdom wholeness to human brokenness as we await kingdom fullness at the return of Christ." The God of deliverance has called His people to bring kingdom wholeness to human brokenness in its many forms.
Expect an encounter with your God today, whether at work, school, or home. And, anticipate a call to alleviate the affliction and suffering of others. Anticipate a call to be a deliverer through the ultimate deliverance of the message and truth of the kingdom of God. "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."
©Steve Taylor, 2013
"Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up." (Exodus 3:1-2)
The Creator of the universe orchestrated a dramatic breakthrough to Moses as prelude to a specific call to service. After four hundred years of oppressive slave labor, the time for deliverance was at hand. The call of the God of the universe from a burning bush would launch Moses on the path of deliverance.
"The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their task masters, for I am aware of their sufferings.' " (Exodus 3.7)
God's call to Moses was not for his own benefit, but for the benefit of his oppressed people. The God of deliverance - at just the right moment, in the right way - was about to set in motion a chain of events that would lead to the deliverance of the people of God. And, how reassuring to hear, 'I have surely seen the affliction of My people ... I am aware of their sufferings.'
Might the God of the universe show up at your workplace today? Stranger things have happened! If so, this God who sees the afflictions of His people, and is aware of their sufferings, just might call you to serve in some capacity as a deliverer. As His ambassador of grace, He would use you to comfort and encourage those around you whose need is desperate. And, He would also call you to lead them from bondage to freedom in the land of promise - the kingdom of God. As I'm often reminded of from the cover of our weekly church bulletin, "Bringing kingdom wholeness to human brokenness as we await kingdom fullness at the return of Christ." The God of deliverance has called His people to bring kingdom wholeness to human brokenness in its many forms.
Expect an encounter with your God today, whether at work, school, or home. And, anticipate a call to alleviate the affliction and suffering of others. Anticipate a call to be a deliverer through the ultimate deliverance of the message and truth of the kingdom of God. "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."
©Steve Taylor, 2013
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