The Fire of Conviction

I always thought the most remarkable part of the Moses' story was that he turned aside to see the miracle that the bush burned without being consumed. (Exodus 3) Then 35 years later I got the meaning of the story.  The point was more than going to see the miracle.  It was leaving with the miracle burning in him.  The miracle in the miracle!  It fired his conviction that God was with him regardless of the task. The real miracle was that Moses believed in the God of his message.  Imagine Moses the stammerer going to Pharoah--"let my people go!"  Or putting his toe in the water and believing God's word to get them to the other side.  I call it the Pentecost of the Hebrew story when tongues of fire convicted Moses of the One who sent him.  Now turn aside from your screen for this day.  Feel fire flame with each word.  The conviction of God given life that burns and does not consume.