Moses’ Realization: Begin with Christ, the Only Way of God
In the wilderness of Midian, where Moses had lived forgotten for forty years, God called him and gave him the mission of leading the Exodus. The bush that seemed worthless and ordinary became a burning flame that did not go out – the flame of God’s unending promise. It was a fire declaring God’s presence to walk the journey of the gospel with the past as the grace of God, the present with God’s companionship, and setting hope on the future. God’s request for the journey of the gospel was clear and singular: "Offer sacrifices to the LORD God – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the self-existing God I AM.” To overcome the oppressive field of Egypt, to cross the Red Sea, to endure the barren wilderness, to receive water and food along the way, and to overcome the beasts of the desert, Moses realized one thing: All else was unnecessary except the only one method God had given – to begin with the Messiah Christ promised in Genesis 3:15. True liberation begin...