Scripture:   Exodus 3:1-5    1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.  There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.  So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

 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.” 

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Principle:  Moses came from a life as an Egyptian prince to a life as a shepherd and nomad in the desert.  Sometimes God changes our circumstances drastically so that He can reveal Himself to us in a new way.

Conviction:

• God desires to reveal Himself to us.
• He calls out to us.
• He may use unusual circumstances to get our attention (ex. Moses’ burning bush)

Application:

• Listen for God even in what may seem like ordinary, even mundane, life. 
• God is our Father and our Friend, but he is also our Sovereign Lord and King.  “Take off your sandals.”  Don’t approach Him frivolously.