The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 3:1-5, “Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
3 So Moses said, ‘I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.’
4 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.’
5 Then He said, ‘Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.’”

Without question Moses was a very conscientious individual. Despite his having been reared in the palace of the King of Egypt, he is now humbly pasturing the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law. Surely, it was not an easy adjustment for him after living on the level he had previously known.

That may also account for his curiosity with respect to the angel of the LORD. For the angel’s appearance came to him from “a blazing fire” from within a bush. What is more, the bush burned, but was not consumed! What a phenomenal experience! He had to have a look!

Yet, when he turned to see what was occuring, the LORD clearly counseled him against coming near the fire. It was then that the LORD also cautioned him to remove his sandals, for the place where he was standing was holy ground.

I have to wonder what I would have done, given the same situation. Probably, I would have tried to ignore the counsel to stay away from the fire. It is such an unusual occurance! Yet trounsing on holy ground was absolutely forbidden. Why was it so? That is not for me to question. The LORD has spoken! That should be sufficient. Yet, here I am but a mere mortal, and all the less for questioning the LORD, even in my mind.

Do you have experiences like that? Do you have times when you
want to do other than what the LORD will allow? Why are we not content to “shepherd the sheep” He has alloted us? Why do we
need to know how the fire burns without consuming a substance?
Should we not seek to behave as He commands? Should we not simply be thrilled that He has spoken to us?

Dear LORD, teach me to obey. Let me be satisfied that You have
spoken to me without having to know all the details. I will be satisfied to understand it better by and by.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom