November 20 & 24, 2019
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. —Exodus 33:11
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. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. —Exodus 3:1-6
Obstacle 1 - Who am I?
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.” —Exodus 33: 11-12
MY WAY TO GOD requires me to BEAT
Obstacle 2 - Who are you?
Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” —Exodus 33:13-14
My WAY TO GOD REQUIRES ME TO BEAT MY
Obstacle 3 - What if they?
Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” —Exodus 4:1
Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from God. —John 12:42-43
MY WAY TO GOD REQUIRES ME TO BEAT MY FEARS!
Obstacle 4 - I have never been
Moses said to the LORD, “O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” —Exodus 4:10-12
MY WAY TO GOD REQUIRES ME TO BEAT MY
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- Today, I accept Jesus in my life for the first time.
- I need God to show himself to me in a burning bush encounter even though I feel unworthy.
- I worry about what others think and it has hindered me encountering Jesus.
- I have been reluctant and need to make a step today to encounter God.