I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John
15:5
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
Exodus 3:1-22
Where
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Moses
encounters God in a place that could be classified as wilderness, while he is
about the everyday business of shepherding sheep.
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How
might we encounter God in unexpected places, while doing things that are simply
part of our routine?
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The
place where Moses encounters God is called Horeb, or also Sinai. It will become a holy place for Israel, as
the place of not only Moses encounter, but also Israel’s encounter with
God. It will be the place where God gives
the Law to Israel.
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Horeb,
or Sinai, is called the mountain of God because of Moses and Israel’s
experiences there. What places are holy
to you because of how you have experience God in that place? Church?
Camp? A tree stand?
Who
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It
is interesting to consider all the ways that God identifies himself to
Moses.
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First,
he identifies himself as the God of Moses’ father, and his ancestors Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob.
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Would
God be able to speak to our children this way?
Would he be able to identify himself as the God that has already been a
part of their family’s story?
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Next,
he identifies himself as the one who has seen or experienced the plight of his
people. God is not indifferent to their
suffering.
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How
has God experienced our suffering as human beings?
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Finally,
he tells Moses to tell the people that his name is “I AM WHO I AM.” God reveals himself as reality. He exists, and thus we exist. Without God, there is nothing.
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How
much is your life centered on the ultimate reality, God?
Why
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God
reveals his purpose as being twofold.
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First,
he intends to deliver them from something.
They have cried out because of the burden they are bearing as slaves in
Egypt. God will bring them up out of
Egypt.
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What
has God delivered you from? What trials
in this life? What things of eternal
consequence has he saved you from?
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Second,
God intends to deliver them to something.
God will not only save them from a land of slavery, he will deliver them
to a land of milk and honey.
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God
saves you from things, but he also saves you for things. What purpose does God have for your
life? What place will God deliver you
to?
Consider the normal places where you might
encounter God.
Praise God for being a God who has seen
our plight, and who is the ultimate reality, the Great I AM!
Think not only of what God has saved you
from, but what he is saving you for!
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