F O O T H O L D
READING
56 GOD OF THE UNEXPECTED
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PRAY Speak to me, Lord, in
my situation today. Help me to be alert
enough to listen.
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READ Exodus 3:1-22.
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THINK What does this passage
teach about God?
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FOCUS AN UNUSUAL SIGHT (1-5).People
have made many suggestions about
how this might have happened.
The important thing is that it made
Moses take notice. He was
listening to God. And, showing respect
in the normal way, he
removed his sandals (5). God may speak to
us in less spectacular ways
- but that's no excuse for not
showing proper respect.
AN UNEXPECTED CALL (6-10).
The vision was remarkable enough. But
more astounding still was
the call to lead God's people to
freedom (8,10). And this in
the face of the opposition of Pharaoh
and the tribes living in
Canaan. god calls each of us to do some
work for him. It's a great
privilege - but it may look
impossible. Time to look at
verse 12!
AN AMAZING PROMISE (11,12).
It's not surprising that Moses was
shocked (11). But God gave
him a special promise (12). If we are
doing what God has called us
to, we too can know that God is with
us.
GOD'S PERSONALITY (13-15).
But promises are worth no more than
the person who makes them.
Here, God explains the meaning of his
name. LORD in most English
translations represents the Hebrew
YHWH, just four consonants
printed together. It is sometimes
written 'Yahweh' or blended
with 'Adonay' (Lord) to make
'Jehovah'. It is related to
the Hebrew verb 'to be' but we cannot
be specific about its
meaning. It has the general sense of
phrases like 'I an he who
is' or 'I will be what I will be'. It
speaks of continuity, active
existence and inscrutability.
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PRAY Discuss with God some
of the concerns you may have about
difficult tasks facing you
today.
