Are You Willing to Look

"The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. So Moses said, 'I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.' When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, 'Moses, Moses!' And he said, 'Here I am.'" -Exodus 3.2-4

Moses took to the road, saved some shepherdesses, met their father who gave him one of his daughters. He settled down, started a family, and became a shepherd himself. His days were spent outdoors looking after livestock. He was alone in the wilderness with his thoughts, honestly it wouldn't be all that bad of a life. No one was after him, and every day he came home to a wife and son. Each day was the same routine, and I imagine he was pretty content.

But then one day something caught his eye, there was a flame in the distance. At first he probably didn't pay much attention to it, figuring it would die down as soon as the fuel source was burned up, but the flame didn't diminish. The more time past, it continued to burn, and it began to peak his curiosity. And so he turns aside to take it in. And in that moment his life was about to be turned upside down. As he drew close to the bush he heard his name, and os he responded "Here I am."

Moses turned aside to see this marvel, and because of it his path was altered. He might have been content as a shepherd, but God had other plans, bigger plans, in store for Moses. He did something out of the ordinary to get his attention and then he got personal. And because Moses was willing to look, he got to speak with God, and be used greatly by Him.

Men, are you willing to turn aside and look? Are you willing to set responsibility, obligation, and distraction down for just a moment in order to examine something that grabs your attention? What is so important that you can't take a moment to simply marvel at something wonderous? And what if that thing that peaks your curiosity is God trying to get your attention? What if it is Him trying to awaken your true passion so that you can take up your part in His epic story?

Are you willing to look and maybe be awakened to your true calling? Or are you content to be a shepherd who looks after some stupid sheep every day? God created each of us to play a part in the epic story He is writing. Somewhere along the way we've gotten distracted and become misguided. God is trying to get our attention so that He can redirect us, but in order for Him to be able to get personal, we have to be willing to take a look.

Are you willing to look?

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor