A man stands alone in the desert. He is a solitary figure surrounded by sheep on the backside of nowhere. He is approaching his 80th birthday. At one time he lived in the White House of his day. His grandfather was the most powerful man in the world. There was nothing beyond his reach. Now he tends to sheep day in and day out. You wonder what goes through a man's mind when he once lived without the limits of most mortals. Where he once lived in the bustle of the city, now he breathes in dust. Here is a man who once bathed in perfumed water but now smells of sheep. What does this man named Moses have for a future? Can a man be so forgotten he no longer has purpose?

Exodus 3 tells us that God knows who we are, what we did, and how to use us in spite of ourself. The desert is not beyond His reach. Age is not something He is concerned with when He makes His plans. Even a criminal record will not keep Moses on the sidelines when God decides to act. We may think our life is beyond repair but that is only because we haven't brought it to God's caring heart. This man Moses once killed another person in cold blood. His picture still hangs in the king's mansion. Now that photo is however on a wanted poster. God chooses to speak above the noise of the sheep to call this Moses to an unbelievable future.

God's activity seems mysterious to us at times. Human nature says we need to solve the mystery to make God more manageable. Do you ever stop to think that maybe a mystery is meant to remain that way? We tend to want to figure God out more than we want to enjoy Him. Maybe this is why we lose the sense of wonder in our life. Our view on life becomes jaded over time not because God doesn't speak but because we don't simply listen. God's work with Moses is not just a story that remains interesting for 3500 years. It is the model for us to remember when we become casual about God.

Here is something to remember as you read the story. It is something that reflecting on this event brought to my attention this week. We can be the burning bush in life. While you go about wondering if God does the dramatic still, just look to Moses. His burning bush is just that. Ours may be in the form of people around us who nudge us to follow God's will. Also keep in your mind that YOU can be a burning bush for others. God fills us with His Spirit not simply to do religious gymnastics. He takes our life to set it aflame for His purpose. Be a burning bush for others as you talk to God about people. Keep the bush burning by talking to people about God. Perhaps you feel like you are in a desert as you read this. Stop to make the time to listen to God give you His presence so you are a part of transforming others as He does to us.

Bro. Trey