Focal Passage: Exodus 3:1-6, 9-15
In this text we find Moses who is in the middle of an identity crisis. He was once a prince in Egypt and is now a shepherd for someone else’s flock. He is watching over his flock, minding his own business and suddenly he encounters a burning bush. It is important to understand that this Scripture is not about the bush.
This story is about an all knowing, all powerful, always present God that has chosen to come to a shepherd in the wilderness.
It is about God speaking truth into someone’s life, not based on their position, but based on God’s person. There was a not so special place for shepherds in that day. They were not allowed to stay in the inns or eat in the village cafés because of their lowly occupation, yet God sought out Moses to represent Him. [Read more…]