FAITH CAPSULE: Pay attention to where you need to turn aside.
Exodus 3
See the sight of God and be set up for greatness in the life journey.
The difference between living a life of fulfillment by serving God and not living fulfillment is turning aside to God.
The Bible records about Moses stating, “And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked and behold the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”(Exodus 3:2-3)
Moses needed to see sight by God to become set up for greatness in his life to the glory of God.
God ordained Moses for greatness that demands manifestation when he turned aside to the calling for his divine assignment.
Remember, Moses was living in the palace that was great in his time (for forty years) when an accidental murder chased him out of the palace and out of the Land of Egypt.
For Moses to become what God called him to be, to see the sight of God, he had to leave the palace for the desert and change from prince to shepherd.
In the desert, Moses began to lead the flock to where there was no distraction (the back of the desert at Horeb, the mountain of God), where he saw the flame of fire from the midst of bush not consumed.
As stated in the verse above, Moses only looked and did not turn aside to see the sight of God.
Today, many are looking, many are beholding, but many are not turning aside to see the sight of God that will set one to fulfill his calling to greatness for the glory of God.
There was a need for Moses to turn aside to be able to see the sight.
Moses was on time at the ground where his training (forty years as a desert shepherd) was waiting for him but could have missed the calling by failing to turn aside.
Moses had what was needed to move him in his divine direction, but God waited for him to turn aside.
Exodus 3:4 states, “So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, Here I am.”
It does not matter what the achievement or experience is in life if one does not answer to divine assignment, a life of fulfillment.
Where do you need to turn aside?
God is not a slave master but a saving master.
God will wait for you to turn aside to see that which will lead to the fulfillment of His calling in your life.
Pay attention to where you need to turn aside.
Prayer for today: Ask that you will not miss taking the step to the glorious call by God for your life.