Take a moment to read the entire chapter of Exodus 3 before reading the devotional below.
Sometimes God’s plans seem a little unbelievable. Imagine Moses, a murderer-on-the-run turned shepherd, thinking he was doomed to isolation in the wilderness, coming to the base of Mt. Sinai. It’s no wonder supernatural things started to happen — this would be the site of Moses’ most intense encounter with God in the future. Moses had no idea what his life would look like. Years had gone by since Moses had been in Egypt, and he never imagined that the most significant parts of his life were still ahead of him.
Moses heads over to check out an interesting sight: a bush on fire that is not burning up. All he was looking for in that moment was a fascinating spectacle, not a new life calling. And he wasn’t particularly eager to take it, but God’s offer was pretty promising. Moses’ motive for murder in the first place was the oppression of his people. A promise of rescue re-connected Moses with something he had carried in his heart for a long time.
Here’s your freedom for today: God connects your past and your future. Your life has themes and purposes that you will not fully realize until it is over. Things that God plants in your heart may stay dormant for years, only to be awakened at the moment of God’s choosing. He knows who you used to be and who you are becoming. He uses the present to shape you so that in a moment of calling you are ready. Moses was just walking along his path, not realizing he was at the site of one of the most significant places in his life and in the entire history of the world. You might also be walking by significant people and places that God will use in his timing. Trust him, he knows what he is doing.