Life is filled with necessary but hard decisions.
Should I change jobs?
Should I get married?
Should I get a divorce?
Should I drop my friend?
There seems to be more questions than there are answers.
As you ponder your own questions that need answers, I would call your attention to Exodus chapters 3 and 4.
These chapters tell the story of Moses and the burning bush. Israel was suffering as slaves in Egypt. God decided to deliver them. He spoke to Moses from a burning bush and told him exactly what to do. Moses listened. doubted, and made excuses. He had excuses but from the burning bush, but God had answers, assurances, and direction.
Wouldn’t you love to find your own burning bush? A wonderful source for answers to all your questions. If only we could talk to a burning bush then we would know what we should do.
Really?
Moses tried not to listen to God from the burning bush. I think that most folks would respond just as Moses did. They too would make excuses rather than obey. I know this because I see it all around. Sometimes it is me who does not listen but hunts for an excuse.
For example:
· From His Word, God says we should live thankful lives. “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thess. 5:18)
· He commands us to live faithful lives. “Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
Obviously, this list could be greatly expanded. The point of all of this is to encourage all who wish for a burning bush so you could hear what God wants you to do, ask yourself “Are you even listening?”
We do have a burning bush. It is called the Word of God.
~Lonnie Davis
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