Almost anything will burn, right? Many things can be burned with fire right? These include papers, bushes, clothes, or anything you can think of - can be destroyed by fire. We've been reading it in the news, we've seen it in the television - that homes can be burned by fire!
But there is this particular plant that was on fire - but it wasn't burning. Hmmm, that's amazing! This is a very spectacular sight to see! Pretty sure even modern scientists would surely want to examine this phenomenon if they find an occasion like this. A plant on fire but wasn't burning - this seems impossible - but many people have pretty heard about this instance. Not just Americans, but people around the world. How about you, have you heard about it?
There is only one occasion I know that this phenomenon had happened. It was seen only by one man and it was reported and recorded for everybody to read and know down through the ages. The person who saw this phenomenon was an adapted Egyptian official, but a native Jewish himself. His name was Moses.
Perhaps, if there was only a digital camera during that time, or perhaps, if there was only a video cam that can capture such particular occasion, that would surely be very interesting to watch. But the only way for us to know it now was simply for Moses to write it down in one of his books. In the Holy Bible, this was recorded in Exodus 3:2 when Moses saw a bush that was on fire but it was not being destroyed by the fire!
Although Moses saw many other wonders and miracles later on, this phenomenon was the first miracle that Moses have seen in his life. And this was the first encounter of Moses with God Himself. This was the first instance that God talked with Moses. Yet many believed this now. If God would talk to you now, and you start telling people that God did talk to you, wouldn't people think that you are crazy? Perhaps, doctors would even diagnose you to be sick!
Miracles do happen. Thousands of people saw the miracles and wonders that God did through Moses, yet thousands of them did not really believe in God. Thousands of them even crossed the red sea, but they failed to completely believe in God. And only two of those who originally came out of Egypt were able to reach the promise land of Canaan. How foolish could those people not to believe in God despite the many wonders they have seen. They have eaten the manna together with Moses, they drank the water that simply gushed out of the stone in the wilderness, they have seen the pillar of fire, how could they not believe in God?
On the other hand, do we really need miracles before we can believe in God? God even sent his only Son Jesus on this earth, yet there are those who have seen Him and his works and miracles, but these people still did not believe in Him. What would it take for us to believe in God and in Jesus?
Jesus said, blessed are those who have not seen the miracles of God yet believe in Him. Would it probably take you to constantly listen to an audio Bible before you can believe in Jesus? Or should God send you another burning bush that wouldn't burn? What do you think?
(c) by VMT Singuillo
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