Burning Bush

Exodus 3:2-5

Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”

Have you ever noticed that God doesn't speak to Moses straight away? He waits until Moses moves toward the burning bush before he calls to him?

He took a step toward the bush before God called him. He had to step out before God gave him the big mission. A journey starts with little steps.

Another point to note is that the fire did not burn up the bush, there was no time limit on it. God is patiently calling us, waiting for us to notice him and come to him.

I am often too afraid or just too plain lazy to take the first step. I sometimes think the burning bush must come toward me, that God will give me a journey when I’m ready. But the Lord is waiting for me to come and look, and then, BAM, he will speak big things.

A mission is waiting. The burning bushes are out there. The fire has come. Come to the fire.