Moses Met God

Exodus 3

Think about when we meet people – we might walk up, introduce ourselves, and begin to talk to each other……
But it was different when Moses met God.

Moses was a Hebrew raised in Pharaoh’s palace. One day he saw an Egyptian whipping a Hebrew.  They got into a scuffle - he killed the guy and secretly buried him.
He fled Egypt and went into Moab.  He was there 40 years before God even spoke to Moses. Moses was taking care of his father-in-law’s herd on the back side of the desert when he saw something that was unusual – a bush that was burning but it didn’t burn up (it was not consumed).
Moses “turned aside” to get a good look at this thing and when he turned aside God spoke to Moses. Now in the Old Testament God appeared to men in various ways. He appeared to men as we see each other now, but also in other forms. He appeared to Moses in this bush.
God told Moses, “Wait, don’t get too close”. He told him to take off his shoes because the ground he was standing on is holy ground. Moses began to reach down and take off his sandals and shoes because the presence of God was there.  The ground where this bush was was sanctified. When we go in the presence of God we must remember God is a Holy God.  So we have to try and make sure that things are in order.
Moses takes off his shoes and God tells Moses “I am the God of your fathers”, identifying himself with not only Abraham but with Isaac and Jacob.
I can imagine that was an assurance to Moses that Hey, this is God. Moses, recognizing that this is God, falls on his face because he is afraid. He is scared.  I can imagine that if God appeared to me, even in human form, I would have probably been the same way.  Yep, that’s God.  Boom, I’d probably fall on my face.
No one can look at God in His person. That’s why God appears in various forms.  If we were to look at God in His person it would kill us.  We cannot stand to look upon God with our human eye.
After God called Moses He commissioned Moses to go back down into Egypt.  He says to Moses now you’re at a point where I can send you back down there.  You’ve become humble; you’ve changed since you’ve been here in this desert.
Sometimes God will allow us to be in a situation so we can become what we need to be, to bring us where He wants us to be. God got Moses where He needed him to be, 40 years later.  It was as if He was saying “Now you are ready. Now, I want you to go down to Pharaoh’s house. I want you to go down there and deliver my people (talking about the children of Israel).”

A powerful change happened, when Moses met God.
Have you met God?

God is looking to change YOU – to grow you, to mature you.  He has a plan for you and He wants to take you from where you are to where you need to be. 

​Maybe you’ve seen some things - maybe He’s been trying to get your attention.

Go ahead – take some time and turn aside; take a good look at this great sight, this great God. He is waiting to meet you there.
​~J.T.

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