Exodus 3:1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
What strikes me about today’s scripture is that it starts with Moses being curious and seeking to know more. This strikes me, I think, because I am a “why” kind of gal. I like to understand things–how they work, why choices were made, etc. This tendency has led me into trouble more than once. It’s also led me to some great understandings.
Exodus 3:2a There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush….
What begins with Moses’s curiosity about a burning bush that is not consumed eventually leads to 600,000 Israelites being led to freedom from Egypt. Imagine if Moses had simply thought, ”That’s weird” about the burning bush and then gone about his day instead of noticing and being curious, asking questions and drawing closer.
Exodus 3:2b …Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.
Lord, My curiosity can be annoying–for me and for others, but it also can be a beautiful way for You to get my attention, to show me what You would have me to do, see, understand. Help me to be curious for You, in You, with You, to notice Your presence, to ask questions and to draw closer to You. Always. Amen.
Exodus 3:3 So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”
Have a blessed day.