Taking Notice

In Exodus chapter 3, a shepherd had taken his father-in-law's sheep to feed on the far side of the wilderness. He noticed a bush burning in the distance, which was not a particularly uncommon sight in that hot, arid part of the world. However, he paused to look at it and noticed it was burning but burning up. 

Taking note of the unusual circumstance, he went over to investigate further.  As he did, a voice spoke to him out of the bush. The voice in that encounter would forever change his life and the history of the world as God gave Moses his marching orders. 

In the middle of the mundane, something a little less mundane may catch your eye. Rather than take time to investigate, we often pass on by because we have so much to do, so many responsibilities or we simply are too tired to care. 

What if, however, that moment was an opportunity for a Divine Intersection?  What if, by passing up a closer look, you passed on hearing a word from The Lord?  I'm not suggesting that every slightly uncommon event is a call from God or even should be cause for pause but when you notice something and you think, "Hmmm, I wonder if I should look closer?" Perhaps you should. 

Maybe stopping to talk with a homeless person who catches your attention could lead to a word from God or an opportunity to exercise the Christian Grace of giving. Perhaps just stopping to smell a rose could remind you of God's presence in this world. Possibly, taking a different route to work because you saw something in the distance could open a whole vista for you. 

"When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am" (Ex 3:4).  Moses eye was caught by a slightly uncommon event, he paused to look long enough to note there was something more, which drew him closer. That's when God spoke to him.  Jus' Sayn.