"Look! This Is Our God"

Can you imagine having a conversation with God? The very thought inspires awe-the Sovereign of the Universe speaking to you! You hesitate at first, but then you manage to reply. he listens, he responds, and he even makes you feel free to ask any questions you want. Now, what question would you ask?

Long ago, there was a man who was in just such a position. His name was Moses. The question he chose to ask God, though, might surprise you. He did not ask about himself, his future or even the plight of mankind. Rather, he asked God's name. You might find that odd, for Moses already knew God's personal name. His question, then, must have had deeper meaning. In fact, it was the most significant question Moses could have asked. the answer touches us all. it can help you to take a vital step in drawing close to God. How so? Let us take a look at that remarkable conversation.

Moses was 80 years old. He has spent four decades exiled from his people, the Israelites, who were slaves in Egypt. One day, whole tending his father-in-law's flocks, he saw a strand phenomenon. A thornbush was on fire, but it was not being consumed. It just kept burning, shining like a beacon on the mountainside. Moses approached to inspect. How startled he must have been when a voice spoke to him from the midst of the fire! By means of an angelic spokesman, God and Moses then conversed at length. And, as you may know, God there commissioned a hesitant Moses to leave his peaceful life and return to Egypt to deliver the Israelites from slavery. -Exodus 3:13.

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