FAITH CAPSULE: Are you looking and beholding outside of God?

Exodus 3

Least expected of man’s challenging situation or ground of man’s comfort often happens to be where uncomfortable God’s calling will reposition man into God’s assignment. Moses unknowingly was running away from Pharaoh’s comfortable palace (a place where he was raised) before he ended at God’s assignment for his life. He ran away from his ground of comfort to a ground of pain. A ground of pain is always a narrow gate, a troubling route but is certain to turned out as gainful route. Moses ran away from palace to desert when he accidentally committed murder in Egypt. Even though he was coming from the best place (Pharaoh’s palace) he did not despise or reject his new desert location. Bible testified that, “Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.” (Exodus 2:21) While in Midian, he led his father-in-law’s flock to the back of the desert. Moses, while at Horeb, the mountain of God, “…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) The burning fire that did not burn the bush caused Moses to look and behold. Moses turned aside to the great sight.
Many are on their ground to see and receive God’s direction, many have been privileged to get to the ground but make the choice to look outside of God. Are you looking and beholding outside of God? In any challenging situation, do not look outside of God not to miss out of God’s calling upon your life.
Listen, this day, begin to be looking and beholding Him without turning aside. Give attention that is required to receive God’s calling to the center of divine assignment. The Bible testified that after Moses had turned aside, God decided to turn on to him. “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 is not a slave master but rather is the saving Master. God, the Almighty Creator could have forced Moses to turn aside but he did not. It is time turn and behold so that He may set you up for your divine assignment. He called Moses, He is calling you. Be encouraged and know that, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” (1Thesalonian 5:24) Moses attempted to run from the assignment before is life, he could not hide. Moses answered God’s calling that set him up into the center of his divine assignment. Today, make the choice to look and turn aside unto God. Do not let the privilege of your calling to your center of divine assignment pass by without you. His calling will reward you.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God to order your mind and step into His divine assignment.