Monday, January 9, 2012

Monday's Devotion: Come a Little Closer

 Exodus 3:2-4 (NIV)  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.”

I don’t like my picture taken but I love to take pictures.  We are already talking about which cameras to take to the Holy Land with us next month.  I have to admit I’m not a great photographer.  It seems very difficult to capture the beauty of a mountain scene.  The camera is not capturing what my eye is seeing. My favorite photos are the close-ups that I take.  I love to get very close to a flower, leaf, architectural element or other interesting object and then shoot the photo.  When you get really close you notice things that would have gone unnoticed otherwise like the pattern of the veins in a leaf or the variety of colors in a candle flame.  When Moses approached the burning bush to get a closer look he was able to hear God.   Sometimes we live life at a distance.  We don’t get close enough to others to see how they really are.  Sometimes we miss out on something great; sometimes we are deceived because we didn’t look closely enough.  Whether it is our relationship with God, or with others or maybe just our admiration of nature we could find blessings by getting a little closer.  What we find may surprise us.

Creator God, Thank you for the beauty you have created and our ability to recognize it.  Help us to see close up and to become closer to others and to you. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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