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Week Two: At the Burning Bush
Day Two: Moses and the Burning BushAfter slaying the Egyptian taskmaster and fleeing from Egypt, Moses made his way to the land of Midian, where he lived as a simple shepherd. Moses probably thought that the useful days of his life were over, that he would now spend his remaining years in the desert. But unknown to him, the Lord was using this stay in the land of Midian as a time of preparation. Moses’ life was not over; it was just beginning. As a simple shepherd, he was learning the ways of the wilderness in preparation for a great journey. He was being strengthened for that moment when he would see God. At the end of forty years in Midian, a great event happened that changed Moses’ life. One day he was in the "back of the desert," and happened to come to a place called Horeb, the mountain of God. There the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. The bush burned with fire, but it was not consumed. The Lord spoke to Moses from the fire. He said that He was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He said that He knew of the oppression of His people who were captive in Egypt. The Lord told Moses that He would deliver His people, that He would bring them to a good and large land, a land flowing with milk and honey. It was here, on the mountain, that Moses received the commission that would change his life. Moses was commanded to go back to Egypt and confront Pharaoh, so that he could bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. When he protested, saying "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?" the Lord answered, "I will certainly be with you" Exodus 3:12. Reflections What do you notice in those quiet times? Was there something you were avoiding? Is there a new message for you in the midst of that silence? How do you feel? Can you calm your mind as well?
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FoundationsThe reason why the expression "drawing near" when used of a person’s approach to the Lord means thought about the Divine is that a person cannot draw near the Divine physically in the way one person draws near another, only mentally, that is, in thought and will. No other kind of approach can be made to the Divine, for the Divine is above the things that belong to space and time and is present in those things with a person which are called states, that is to say, states of love and states of faith, thus states of both powers of the mind – will and thought. It is by means of these that a person can draw near the Divine. Secrets of Heaven 6843 Task for the Week
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Listening for God’s Voice Pause, be still and listen for God’s message through reflection and reading the Word.