series: The God who remembers #
verse: Exodus 3:1-4 #
Moses is running away after killing an Egyptian worker for mistreating a Hebrew. In this set of verses, Moses finds an eternally burning bush.
- Note that we, in hindsight, easily consider this a miracle. However, in the moment, it is not so easily observed.
Main Idea #
There are moments when we go to God asking for something we desire or feel like we need. But sometimes God answers us by making life more difficult/troublesome. There are often things that we don’t realize need to be addressed until God tells us they need to be fixed.
What is a divine disruption? #
A quiet invitation, hidden in an ordinary interuption God often reveals himself in a quiet and gentle fashion. But why isn’t he so extravagant/flashy? Because God desires our genuine attention. Just like he doesn’t force us to love or believe in him, he also reveals himself in subtle ways to train ourselves to recognize his character.
Idea: There’s burning bushes all around us, but we miss them. #
It’s not a question of whether or not God is there, but a matter of us noticing how he’s working in our lives. Humans have a tendency for comfort, and regularity. We want to accomplish our own agenda. However these burning bushes will often cause you to change course to fulfill God’s agenda.
What’s the point of these burning bushes? #
To gain a better understanding of who God is. God calls us not to be stuck on this world, but to be saved by his Son. We are people who are born again with a new purpose.
How do we recognize divine disruption? #
If we look at verse 3, we notice that Moses had to turn aside in order to confront the burning bush. Note that the burning bush didn’t call out to Moses or get his attention. Moses noticed the bush by his own accord. Thus we must step out of our routine, out of our comfort in order to look towards God. To really look for the ways he’s working in your life. We are the problem, and the only thing we need to change is ourselves.
Call to action #
Stop moving so quickly and just pause. Turn towards God and listen for him. It will help us to see and understand that our purpose isn’t to just live in this world, but that God has called us for a greater purpose for his plan and for his glory.