Know Who You Are

Exodus 3:1-6 NRSV

“Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.”

Just a thought. “You must know who you are.” Moses was ‘wooed’ to the burning bush, by God.  It was a phenomena- a bush burning but not burning up. And God called to him . . .from the bush that was burning but not burning up. And Moses answered. That’s enough right there. Moses answered. We could stop there, but no. 

Moses answered. And God told him to take off his shoes because where he was standing is holy ground. In the presence of the Lord is holy ground. 

You must know who you are. You start by allowing yourself to be wooed by God, by being receptive. And then by

And then by answering when he calls. He does call. He does woo. And know that when you answer, you are positions to know who you are. Who you are as his beloved. Who you are as being connected to him. Who you are in his presence. Who you grounded in him. And it goes deeper and deeper. Take off anything that comes between you and God and watch what he is doing. Watch and follow. It gets better and better. enough for now.