The Bush That Burned and Spoke (Inspired by Exodus 3:1–4)
Upon the hills where sheep would graze, Moses walked through quiet days. The desert winds, the sun’s warm light, A shepherd’s path from morn to night.
But then—strange fire caught his eye, A bush in flames beneath the sky. Yet though it burned, it was not gone, Its leaves still green, its branches strong.
He turned aside, his steps grew slow, Drawn to the mystery’s steady glow. And from the flame a voice rang clear: “Moses, Moses—come, draw near.”
The Lord had found His servant’s ear, Through holy fire that drew him near. For God will call through ways untold, To guide His own into His fold.
So when you see what stirs your soul, A whisper, wonder, burning goal— Turn aside, for it may be The Lord of Hosts is calling thee.
Exo 3:1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. Exo 3:2 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. Exo 3:3 So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up." Exo 3:4 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."
