Moses, Moses

Exodus 3:4

"And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I."

We concluded our Easter studies with the resurrection appearances in Matthew’s Gospel—public events witnessed by people from all walks of life, including more than 500 at once. 

As the accounts spread, no one refuted them. Instead, the testimony was confirmed. The apostles, the primary eyewitnesses, sealed it with their lives, suffering persecution and martyrdom for a message they knew was true.

These accounts remind us that we are all called to serve in God’s plan—to love Him and love our neighbors. While few are called to be apostles, every believer has a part to play.

This week we turn to one of the most pivotal callings in the Old Testament: Moses. Saved from the Nile by Pharaoh’s daughter and raised in Egypt’s royal court, Moses later murdered an Egyptian and fled into exile. After forty years in the wilderness, God met him at the burning bush.

Seeing the miraculous, unconsumed flame, Moses turned aside in curiosity. God used that moment of human attention as the doorway for divine revelation—showing that while God always initiates, He often responds to a receptive heart.

The repeated call, “Moses, Moses,” carries urgency, intimacy, and solemnity. It demands full attention for a critical mission.

Moses’ reply, “Here am I” (Hebrew: Hineni), expresses immediate readiness and submission—a willingness to listen and obey. Though he later hesitated, his first response was prompt availability to God’s voice.