God's Revelation to Moses

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Exodus 3:1-6 (The Message)
 ^1-2 Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush was blazing away but it didn't burn up.  ³ Moses said, "What's going on here? I can't believe this! Amazing! Why doesn't the bush burn up?"
 ⁴ God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!"
   He said, "Yes? I'm right here!"
 ⁵ God said, "Don't come any closer. Remove your sandals from your feet. You're standing on holy ground."
 ⁶ Then he said, "I am the God of your father: The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob."
   Moses hid his face, afraid to look at God.

Exodus 3:13-15
 ¹³ Then Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the People of Israel and I tell them, 'The God of your fathers sent me to you'; and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What do I tell them?"
 ¹⁴ God said to Moses, "I-AM-WHO-I-AM. Tell the People of Israel, 'I-AM sent me to you.'"
 ¹⁵ God continued with Moses: "This is what you're to say to the Israelites: 'God, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob sent me to you.' This has always been my name, and this is how I always will be known.

For Reflection
What does Moses' encounter with God reveal about God's identity?  What if God calls your name, how will you react?

Pray for all those whom God has called to lead his people out of misery.  Pray that you will heed God's call.