The Importance of Duty

Scripture Reading: Exodus 3:1-3

Key Verse: ...and he led the flock to the far side of the desert (Exodus 3:22)

Meditation: God's call to Moses at the burning bush came as a total surprise. Moses did not appear to expect anything religious to happen that day. Apparently  God had not challenged him to be preparation for a revelation. He was not even involved in a physical setting that would evokes a religions mood; no temple was nearby, only endless tracks of bare and unproductive desert sand know as wastelands.

  

On that day Moses was doing his duty: He was herding his father-in -law's sheep, as he had done for 40 years. This spiritual renaissance would ultimately impact both the Israeli people and the entire world. God was teaching us that since all of our religious experiences come primarily by God's initiative, it is God's prerogative to choose the person, time and place. Most of our significant spiritual events are not announces in advance, but experienced as we respond to the call of duty, the equivalent of herding sheep.  

As a young person I wanted every day to be filled of spiritual adventure. But in college an elderly professor admonished us, " Young people, prepare yourselves for the fact that 95% of life is following you duty routinely. Only about 5% will be dramatic and exhilarating. If you do not the 95% faithfully you may miss even the 5%". Naively I thought I could reverse those  percentages. Now from years of perspective, I have to admit he was correct. 

Thought for the day: I will seek to maximize God's purpose for my life by organizing my routines around His priorities.

Midian is on the east side of the Red Sea, opposite Egypt

It is a mountainous area, full of volcanic gases, according to the Humphreys in his book, The Miracles of Exodus.
Hmpryes, also figures that this was the normal routine to bring the seep here in around September due to the weather. There is no accidents when God is in charge.