FAITH CAPSULE: God selected a place at the back of desert to call Moses.
Exodus 3
Mount Sinai is another name for Horeb which means desolate. Desolate is defined as: devoid of inhabitants; rendered unfit for habitation. A desolate place became the holy ground, mountain of God where Moses ended up before he could answer the calling of God. Will you pray that God will bring you to your Horeb? Think of it before you pray it. It is not a popular prayer because of the challenges that you will encounter before getting to Horeb. If indeed you are sold out to Him, if indeed you are sincere with your confession such as “I surrender unto Jesus on to thee I give it all” ask God to take you to your Horeb, a ground of encounter, a ground of sacrifice, a ground of entering into a journey of no turning to self, but turning aside unto God’s calling. Think of it, there is nothing to live for but God. The challenges of living for God are huge and it can be painful and exhausting. However, He is faithful and if He calls you He will back you up when you chose not to back out.
Imagine, of all places on earth it was Horeb, a place at the back of desert that God selected to call Moses’ attention. At his arrival to Horeb, “…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) God was waiting for him to turn aside. Have you turned but not yet turned aside? It is possible not a have a full turn to God when there is so much not to let go. It takes only a turning aside for God to call you. God responded to Moses’ turning aside, “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.” (Exodus 3:4) God actually waited for him to turn aside before He called him.
Moses was empty by the time he journeyed from Pharaohs palace to plain ground Midian. His turning aside on Horeb testifies to the fact that, until a man his empty, man cannot be full of God. In your life God will convert all that is lifeless to life-full. Moses did not get his calling in comfort. Moses could not turn aside to God until he got to a place of no distraction. If you sincerely want to go for God, ask Him to take you to your Horeb, the Mountain of God for you.
Prayer for today: Ask God to take over your days and moment that you live for Him.