God notified Moses that he had been selected to lead the Israelites out of Egypt by speaking to him through a burning bush that did not extinguish.
Due to this sensational interaction, Moses knew with absolute certainty that he was following God’s direction, not a delusional impulse, when he returned to Egypt to begin this assignment.
Moses encountered serious resistance upon his arrival. Pharaoh responded to his initial request to free the Israelites by intensifying their suffering. The Israelites blamed him for making their lives worse.
After gaining their freedom, the Israelite’s journey from their homes to the Red Sea was perilous. God’s circuitous route to the designated crossing point gave the Egyptian army time to catch up with them and threaten their newfound freedom.
Moses must have been perplexed at times by the range of difficulties he faced, but the dramatic nature of his initial conscription gave him the courage to press on until he completed his mission.
Our Calling
Occasionally, God’s guidance for some of us is remarkably obvious. He may not speak to us through burning bushes, but his message is unmistakably clear.
The dramatic nature of God’s calling could mean we are about to encounter some challenging situations. If we do, he wants us to be able to look back and remember that we did not arrive there by mistake.
Instead, he wants us to know with absolute certainty that we are where he wants us to be, doing what he wants us to do, so we will have the courage to persevere through our afflictions.
This knowledge assures us that God has anticipated our anguish, already charted our way through it, and made preparations for its aftermath, whatever that entails.
If our divine destiny initially includes hardship, we can be confident that God will help us endure the resulting distress as we walk in harmony with him.
We can rest assured that he will ultimately produce goodness from our adversity in either our life, the lives of those in our orbit, or both.
We can know that he will ultimately resolve our situation as he deems best, an appraisal we can trust.
If that resolution eventually includes worldly success, we will know that it was his doing, not ours.
