ELEVATE - Christ’s Church Leadership Blog

Do you remember the first time when you felt like you were in the presence of God? Maybe it was on a mountain in the Rockies, or standing on the beach watching the sun rise; maybe it was holding your child for the first time, or it was after an exhausting day of serving someone in need; or maybe it was standing in the water preparing to be baptized. Wherever you were and whatever you were doing, you found yourself in a moment where, odds are, you have never forgotten it.

Moses had one of those moments. He met God for the first of many one-on-one discussions on Mount Horeb. “When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, Moses! Moses!” (Exodus 3:4)

There are two important truths found in that scripture. One, we have an incredible God who wants to be near to us. God’s heart is to be close to us…in communion with us…walking with us…in a relationship with us (John 15:5). That is what the entire Bible is about. From Adam and Eve to the last words in Revelation, the Bible chronicles God’s unending pursuit of our hearts. Jesus summarized it when He said, “Remain in me.” God continually attempts to draw us close to Him. David said it best in Psalm 42:1, “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.”

How humbling, yet encouraging it must have been for God to call Moses by his name. Have you ever had someone you respected or looked up to call you by name? Someone who you didn’t think knew you from Adam…someone who was important. And they knew who you were. It’s a powerful moment when someone calls you by your name.

The second truth is critical to understanding being with God. “When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, Moses! Moses!” The key phrase here is “he had gone over to look.” Moses placed himself in a position to be with God. God was always there…Moses had to place himself in God’s path. God is always there…the problem is we don’t always place ourselves in His path. James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”

I pray that you will find time to abide in Him daily and know that God chooses to be with you. Pray yourself into His path today.

Serving Him by Serving His People,
-Jason Cullum, Lead Pastor

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