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March 1
Saturday

SUNRISE

READ:
Exodus 3:1-12
Psalm 119:18
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Then Moses said,
I will now turn aside
and see this great
sight." __Exodus 3:3
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There was a magnificent sunrise this morning, but I was too busy to enjoy it. I turned away and became preoccupied with other things. I thought about that sunrise a few moments ago, and I realize I lost an opportunity for worship this morning.

In the midst of the busyness and stresses of our days, there are patches of beauty all around us, glimpses of God's goodness that we catch here and there along the way. These are the places in the walls of the universe where heaven is breaking through__if only we will take the time to stop and to reflect upon God's love for us.

What if Moses had taken only a fleeting glance at the bush that was burning but "was not consumed"? (Ex. 3:2). What if he had ignored it and hurried on to other things? (He had those sheep to take care of, you know, and important work to do.) He would have missed an epic, life-changing encounter with the living God (vv.4-12).

Sometimes in life we must hurry. But overall, life should be less hurrying and more noticing. Life is the present. Life is being aware; it is seeing God's love breaking through. It is turning aside to the miracle of something like a sunrise. Something transitory, yet symbolic of the eternity that awaits us. __David Roper

`````````````````````````````Open my eyes, that I may see`````````````````````````
`````````````````````````Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me;````````````````````````
`````````````````````````Place in my hands the wonderful key````````````````````````
``````````````````````That shall unclasp and set me free. __Scott``````````````````````
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Lord, open our eyes that we may see.

**********************************Today's Bible Reading __ Exodus 3:1-12; Psalm 119:18******************************

Exodus3
1 Now Moses was tending
the flock of Jethro his father-
in-law, the priest of Midian.
And he led the flock to the
back of the desert, and came
to Horeb, the mountain of
God. 2 And the Angel of the
Lord appeared to him in a
flame of fire from the midst
of a bush. So he looked, and
behold, the bush was burning
with fire, but the bush was
not consumed. 3 Then Moses
said, "I will now turn aside
and see this great sight, why
the bush does not burn."

4 So...God called to him
from the midst of the bush
and said, "Moses, Moses!"
And He said, "Do not
draw near this place. Take
your sandals off your feet, for
the place where you stand is
holy ground." 6 Moreover He
said, "I am the God of your
father__the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob." And Moses
hid his face, for he was afraid
to look upon God.

7 And the LORD said: "I have
surely seen the oppression of
My people who are in
Egypt.... 10 Come now,
therefore, and I will send you
to Pharaoh that you may
bring My people, the children
of Israel, out of Egypt."

11 But Moses said to God,
"Who am I that I should go
to Pharaoh, and that I should
bring the children of Israel
out of Egypt?"

12 So He said, "I will
certainly be with you."

Psalm 119:18
18 Open my eyes, that I may
see wondrous things from
Your law.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 119, the longest "chapter" in the Bible, is David's great
anthem about the Word of God. In it, he calls us to honor that
Word in order to honor God. He has given us His Word so that we
might know Him.