This week we will be exploring Exodus 3 together, Encountering God.
Has your life ever been interrupted? Have you ever been on a path that suddenly took a quick detour?
For most of us, we like routine. We like knowing where we are going. We like for our lives to match up with our expectations. And we would like for God to agree with our plan and not throw us for a sudden loop.
In Exodus 3, Moses is humming along. His life is not what he expected but he has gotten used to the routine. After forty long years, he is settled...a family man, a hard-working shepherd, a rural country bumpkin.
But then God interrupts his life.
Moses encounters a burning bush out in the middle of the desolate desert and his life would never be the same.
God calls him to the purpose for which He created him, equipped him, prepared him, destined him.
But Moses is not on board...at least not yet.
What Moses needs to see is not his own failures and inadequacy but rather the power and sufficiency of God. The Great I AM. The Eternal One. The Sovereign One. The Holy One. The Ever-Present, Ever-Active, Ever-Sustaining One.
When we face the overwhelming challenges, responsibilities, and difficulties of life, we don't need to be reminded of our weakness. We already feel that. We need to be reminded of the greatness of God.
May God open our eyes to Who He is, fill our minds with His overwhelming greatness, and strengthen our hearts to fulfill His good, perfect, acceptable will for our lives!
A Bible study guide is available, walking step-by-step, verse-by-verse, through Exodus 1-13. Pick up a study guide on Sunday ($5 donation) and join us for this journey!