GOOD ROOTS
The story of Moses and the burning bush is one of the widest known stories in the Bible. Most of the time people approach this story, focusing one what appears as his hesitancy to follow God’s call to set the people free. As a person who has lived the majority of his life based on God’s call I understand his interchange with God a different way. The most important thing Moses says is, “Who am I?”
I believe everyone experiences a calling. The context of the calling is challenging. When you receive a calling it means you have to journey down a path that excludes the experience found on other paths. You are confronted not only by what you might gain, but what you will sacrifice. That reality spurs a conversation. The struggle Moses experiences is no different than the one everyone experiences, and the struggle is necessary.
As I write this devotion to God, I am surrounded by the new birth of Spring. I am inspired by new leaves, new scents, and the joy of watching a garden grow, but what I know through faith is most vital to this visage of majesty is what I cannot see. All of this beauty is based upon healthy roots under the ground. I hope everyone accepts a calling like Moses, but remember in the beginning to embrace the challenging conversation in your soul. Your endurance will depend on good roots.
I believe everyone experiences a calling. The context of the calling is challenging. When you receive a calling it means you have to journey down a path that excludes the experience found on other paths. You are confronted not only by what you might gain, but what you will sacrifice. That reality spurs a conversation. The struggle Moses experiences is no different than the one everyone experiences, and the struggle is necessary.
As I write this devotion to God, I am surrounded by the new birth of Spring. I am inspired by new leaves, new scents, and the joy of watching a garden grow, but what I know through faith is most vital to this visage of majesty is what I cannot see. All of this beauty is based upon healthy roots under the ground. I hope everyone accepts a calling like Moses, but remember in the beginning to embrace the challenging conversation in your soul. Your endurance will depend on good roots.
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
Exodus 3: 11
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