Your Burning Bush

Set As a coach have you ever had a bad day, bad week, or bad year? Many of us would answer “yes.” At one point, Moses could have said he was having a “bad life.” Most of his life had been a lie. He committed murder, Pharaoh tried to kill him, and, in fear, he ran from his problems to the desert. Then came his defining moment in life—the burning bush. Years ago I heard a preacher say he believed that Moses did indeed take off his shoes at God’s command; but he believed there was deeper reason. Moses taking off his shoes was symbolic of stepping out of his own work. He more than likely had made his own shoes. By stepping out of his shoes, or his work, he was telling God that he could not do what God had in store for him on his own. By looking at the soles of his shoes, Moses may have even peered into his own soul, recounting the things he had done. This gave him a chance to examine if his life had honored God. Then Moses had to make a choice.