-- Saturday, 4/10/10 -- HIDE AND SEEK -- Exodus 3:1-10
J.R. & Bonnie Ricks
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HIDE AND SEEK -- Exodus 3:1-10 NIV
One of the most obvious things about God's nature - not only in the story of Moses and the burning bush, but in every story throughout the Bible - is that God calls us. He is the great Seeker and Finder. We can look for Him and His purpose until we're blue in the face, but He will do the calling... not us. And we'd better be ready for the call.
When God calls, He doesn't always give us something comfortable to do. As a matter of fact, most times, we're uncomfortable with it... at first. What if He called you to teach Sunday School, today? You've never taught anything. You hate to be the center of attention. You feel inadequate. But God says, "I can use your humble nature and your love for Me to minister to your class. Teach." What would you do?
When God calls, He knows you are ready. You may think you're not. You may think God mistook you for someone else...got you confused with that other person who is so spiritual. You're just an ordinary person. You really don't know the Bible that well. You don't talk well in front of other people. Well, guess what! Neither did Moses! And look what God did with him!
"Consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised, God has chosen, the things that are not, that he might nullify the things that are, that no man should boast before God." 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NIV
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