(Read Exodus 3:1-5)
This morning we continue our series “Grace that is Simply Amazing” by continuing to look at the life of Moses. I mentioned yesterday how the Lord heard the cry of His people. The time had come and the Lord was ready to rescue His people from Egypt, just like He had promised Abraham over 400 earlier that He would (see Genesis 15:13,14). Remember, God is the central character in each story. When we read about Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Peter, James, or John, we are really reading about God and what He was able to accomplish through individuals who were not perfect, but who were simply willing to submit to God’s Kingdom plans and purposes for their lives.
As we get back to Moses we pick him up after 40 long years in Midian. I am sure he had fond thoughts of his childhood, as he grew up with the best life had to offer, but those thoughts were distant memories. I am also sure he beat himself up more times than he wanted to admit, for making the mistake that landed him in Midian. So there he was, minding his own business, attempting to make the best of life in a place he never thought he would wind up, when God, initiated contact with Moses once again. That, my friends, is grace.
It was an average day and Moses was doing his normal tasks. This particular day he was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro (also known as Reuel), the priest of Midian. Moses led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. 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. “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.” As Moses got closer the Lord called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses replied. “Do not come any closer,” the LORD warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.” Most of us know this story, but most of us don’t look at it through the lens of grace. To see it through the lens of grace we must see it from God’s perspective. This was about God and what He promised Abraham He would do for Abraham’s descendants. This was not about Moses per se. Moses did not come up with the idea to rescue the Israelites, this was completely God and it was done by His grace.
So what does this mean to you today? A few things:
1. You have a story and it is about much more than just you. God has plans for your life and if you with let Him, He will grace you to accomplish them all.
2. God can bring a turnaround in an instant. You may feel like you have wrecked your life with your mistakes, but turning it all around is not hard for God at all.
3. For God to fully operate in your life He is looking for you to cooperate. God did not force Moses and He will not force you. If you cooperate, He can operate, by His grace!
Closing Confession: Father, I thank You for this Word. This Word has reminded me that my life is not just about me. You have Kingdom plans and purposes for my life and I am ready to submit to them. I have not always been ready and I have made my fair share of mistakes along the way. But thank You Father that I have not truly wrecked my life to the point of disrepair. I am still alive, You are still on the throne, and You can still grace me to accomplish Your divine will. From this moment I declare that I will cooperate with You, so You can fully operate in my life, for Your glory! In Jesus’ name. Amen.
This is Today’s Word! Apply it and Prosper.
