Called by name
When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses replied. ~ Exodus 3:4
In Exodus 3, Moses encountered God in a powerful way at the burning bush. God called him by name and gave him a purpose that was far greater than anything Moses imagined for himself. Moses may have felt unworthy or unqualified, but God saw who he truly was and what He could do through him. This moment reminds us that God knows our name, He sees where we are, and He has a purpose for our lives too.
In my own life, I remember a time when I felt hidden and unnoticed. I was simply doing what I had to do each day, not thinking God wanted me to step up in a significant way. Yet in the middle of ordinary moments, God reminded me of His call on my life. Just like He did with Moses, He spoke to my heart and gave me courage to take the next step forward. It was not about my ability, it was about His grace and power working through me.
This passage can speak into your current circumstances as well. You may feel like you are in the wilderness of life, doing your best to survive and unsure if your life holds meaning. The truth is, God knows your name. He has seen every step you have taken, and He has not forgotten you. Just as He called Moses, He is calling you to trust Him, to take off your shoes before His holiness, and to step into the purpose He has for you.
Here are some things you can do to get His direction for your life:
- Spend quiet time with God and listen for His voice in prayer and scripture.
- Acknowledge that you are standing on holy ground whenever you come into God’s presence.
- Write down moments where you have sensed God calling you, even in small ways.
- Take one step of obedience today, no matter how small, and trust that God will meet you in it.
- Remind yourself daily that God knows your name and has chosen you to walk with Him.
Today I want to encourage you to know that God sees you, He knows your name, and He has a calling on your life. No matter how unqualified or hidden you may feel, He is calling you just as He called Moses. Your part is to listen, to respond, and to trust that God will equip you for what He has for you to do. Stand before Him in humility, let Him lead you, and walk forward with courage knowing He is with you.
Today’s scripture reading: Exodus 3
1 One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up.
3 “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.”
4 When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!”
“Here I am!” Moses replied.
5 “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
6 I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.
8 So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.
9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.
10 Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.”
13 But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?”
14 God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.
16 “Now go and call together all the elders of Israel. Tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me. He told me, “I have been watching closely, and I see how the Egyptians are treating you.
17 I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.”’
18 “The elders of Israel will accept your message. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord, our God.’
19 “But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand forces him.
20 So I will raise my hand and strike the Egyptians, performing all kinds of miracles among them. Then at last he will let you go.
21 And I will cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go so you will not leave empty-handed.
22 Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth.”
Journal:
- What area of my life feels like a wilderness right now, and how can I invite God into it?
- When have I sensed God calling me to something greater, and how did I respond?
- What step of faith is God asking me to take today?
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