A Burning Bush Encounter

Look and see! I am moving so that you may encounter Me. I am the God of the burning bush and my presence is holy. Remove your shoes for you are standing on holy ground. Cast off all that hinders and hear the words I have for you.

My child, why are you so distracted and your attention so short? Why is it that you seem surprised I want to talk to you at this moment? Do I not know what you are facing and the burdens you are carrying?

And yet I am calling you. I am calling you for important Kingdom assignments. I need one who hears My words and repeats them faithfully; who can take my messages to where I need them to be said; who can deliver them no matter what the situation they find themselves in.

For I am the Sovereign Lord and I want you as my emissary, to go where I send you, to set my people free from the tyrannies that bind them, from the paralysis of fear and the enemy’s condemnations, from the straitjacket of worldly systems and the mistruths of global society. Go and set My people free.

Application:
Read through the passage in scripture of Moses encountering the burning bush (Exodus 3:1-12) and then consider the following: 

This is a burning bush moment. Consider the ground you are standing on – it is holy. You are in the presence of the Living God. Pay careful attention to what the Lord is saying to you.

What is it that He is calling you to? It may be a new mission – ask Him for clarity and guidance; it might be something familiar but He is granting you more authority and responsibility – ask Him for perception and humility; or it could be a tough assignment which leads to hurt and rejection – ask Him for courage and discernment.

Remember this: He is the Lord. He is the Holy One. He has chosen you. Will you go as His ambassador?

John 15:16 (NIV)
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

Deuteronomy 33:13-16 (NIV)
May the Lord bless His land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below; with the best the sun brings forth and the finest the moon can yield; with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills; with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness and the favour of Him who dwelt in the burning bush.