Burning Bush - Part 3: Meaning for Us

So here we are, finally at the third and final post in our series on the burning bush. Today's is definitely my favorite section: what the burning bush miracle and surrounding story means to us. We've already talked about what it meant to Moses, and if you haven't read that post yet, you should. I'll draw a lot of parallels between what the miracle meant to Moses & what it means to us. Let's dive right in.

In Exodus 3, we see God call Moses to play a major role in God's plan. We've already talked about Moses' past as an orphaned murderer, etc, so if we see God using Moses in such a major way after all he has done, we should easily accept that God wants to call us too. God not only calls Moses, but throughout their relationship, God reveals himself to Moses in ways that he could have never imagined. I think that part of the story is very important because it shows that God doesn't just want to use us to do His bidding, but He truly wants to know us.

The next portion of the burning bush story has God telling Moses to remove his shoes because he is on holy ground. We have already discussed, in the previous post, that it was God's presence there that made the ground holy. With that in mind, think about what we know about God's presence in the lives of Christians: when we accept Christ, God's Spirit dwells in us. Knowing that we have God's presence with us at all times, everywhere a believer walks is holy ground.

God tells Moses that he has seen His people's troubles; Moses didn't have to tell God about it, He already knew about their troubles, felt compassion on them, and had a plan to rescue them which he begins to carry out through Moses. Our situation as Christians is no different: we experience troubles, God sees them and feels compassion for us, and He has a plan to rescue us. The only difference is that our rescue is permanent and eternal; God has offered His son for our rescue. In Christ, we are saved.

As the story of the burning bush draws to a close, God sends Moses out and says that He will be with Moses just as God promises to be with us through His spirit that dwells in us. And in the same way as Moses: God's spirit is not only in us to comfort us, but to provide the power that is not optional, the power that is required for anyone who desires to accomplish the plan that God has for them,