Exodus 3:1-6
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
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.” Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Moses are you ready for your tough ministry ahead of you? Then, take off your sandals. You are standing on holy ground where I too stand with you, but please maintain a distance with Me because I AM the LORD, your GOD. The idea is we will move and act together by faith and not by sight. That's how I worked with Abraham,Issac and Jacob who are your patriarchs. Shall we do this together? The LORD asked Moses. Do what together LORD, Moses asked? Here it is.....
Exodus 3:7-10
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
God is not blind,deaf or dumb as many of us think He is. He sees the misery that arises among men, especially when there is wickedness involved. God is concerned about our suffering that arises out of the wickedness of evil men. He does not just sit there doing nothing. He comes down to rescue us from wickedness, from time to time. God hears our genuine cries and He recognises oppression and suppression as wickedness. He sends the necessary help we need for deliverance from evil men.
Matthew 11:28-30
New King James Version (NKJV)
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
The journey from Egypt to Canaan is a picture of the spiritual Christformation journey today.
The invitation above from Christ our Lord is for you to come out of Egypt to be freed from the bondage of sin. Canaan is the picture of full Christformation in you. True rest comes from being freed from the grips of the sinful nature. You can be freed. Only the Lord Jesus Christ can set you free from the sinful nature of the Devil in you, when you come to Him humbly and are willing to be obedient to Him. Below is the record of another man who was told to remove his sandals. You know what ministry was ahead of him.
Joshua 5:13-15
New International Version (NIV)
Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
