Week of August 4, 2023
“2. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up. 3. “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.” 4. When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses replied.” Exodus 3:2-4
Moses was going through the routine of his day when he noticed an ordinary thing ; a burning bush. He also noticed an extraordinary thing; the bush though burning was not being consumed. Moses turned aside to give a closer look. When the Lord saw Moses turn aside from the routine of his day, He spoke to him.
There will be times when in the ordinary details of life, you may be oblivious to the extraordinary that is right next to you. There may be times when in the middle of your day you notice something unusual. Your first reaction might be, “I’m not going to disrupt my life for this” or “I’m too tired to investigate this”, but in that moment may be the opportunity of a lifetime.
God usually speaks out of the ordinary experiences of life. The next time you see the unusual in the midst of the mundane, don’t continue business as usual. It may be that God has ordained that moment to be a life changing time for you and those around you.
God Bless, Pastor Rick