Deliverance: God’s Call at the Burning Bush

Here we have even a nuance on that. This is a torch that requires no fuel. This is a fire that keeps burning without consuming. The bush does not wither. The leaves do not die. For this fire, no one is required to scoop coal. There's something important about this detail, and I think this is what it teaches us about God. God is perfectly self sustaining. [00:52:13] (27 seconds)  #SelfSustainingGod

But Moses does not get in return what he asked for. Ready for one of the most important verses in the Bible? God said to Moses, I am who I am. This is what you're to say to the Israelites, I am has sent me to you. And God also said to Moses, say to the Israelites, the Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob has sent me to you. This is my name forever, [01:10:40] (28 seconds)  #IAmWhoIAm

Two aspects. Will you jot this first one down in your notes? Aspect number one is this. Deliverance happens when God does what only God can do. When God does God things, when God acts in God ways. I wanna take a look with you at what God can do this morning, and, of course, what God can do is grounded in who God is and what God is like. [00:49:32] (26 seconds)  #GodDoesWhatOnlyGodCan

Do not come any closer, God said. In fact, take off your sandals for the place where you are standing is holy ground. And it's holy ground because it's a holy God. Moses approaches at God's call, but he cannot come all the way in. Why? Second note about God here, because God is come on now. God is dangerously [00:54:21] (35 seconds)  #HolyGroundRespect

It's the thing about fire. Right? Fire is good. Fire is useful. You need it to boil water. You need it to cook food. You need it to keep warm. It's beautiful to look at. It invites you. It draws you in, but only to a point. Right? If you get too close to fire, you've approached a threat. You can cook above a grill, but you can't hold a bonfire in your hands. Draw near, but God says, don't you dare come too close. [00:54:56] (31 seconds)  #DrawNearButDontTouch

With dawn's first light, they find that the sea. So recently, a cauldron now lies perfectly calm. Only moments before, the waters had churned, winds and waves, Israelites and Egyptians, children and chariots. On the Eastern Shore, 3,000,000 Hebrews scan the horizon for their pursuers. There are none. A few pack animals paw at the ground, and a couple of toddlers stir, but for the most part, a stunned silence has fallen over the crowd. What they had just witnessed strains the limits of their thinking. [00:37:52] (73 seconds)  #RedSeaMiracle

Last item on this list about God, God is fiercely protective. I've come down to rescue them. I am writing myself into this story. I'm not just gonna look down from the sky. Help is on the way. I'm coming to do something about this, Moses. Hey, moms and dads. Have you ever seen one of your kids being bullied, like, at a distance, like, maybe through a window? What happens in your heart at that point? [01:02:12] (36 seconds)  #FiercelyProtectiveGod

I've found that it almost always involves marching. So I'm gonna march right down there, and I'm gonna pull that snotty little kid off my son. I'm gonna march right down to that school and talk to the principal. And you don't. You you drive your car, but you're marching inside. Right? You're you're going after this thing. Right? Because you're a mama bear. You're protective. You're a mama bear. You're a daddy shark. Do do do do do. You wanna do something about this. [01:03:00] (37 seconds)  #MamaBearEnergy