Wonder: Turning Aside to See

Wonder: Turning Aside to See

Scripture

Exodus 3:1–6 (KJV)

“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 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. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.”

Ponder This

Wonder is not childish curiosity. Wonder requires attentiveness. Moses walked that desert before. He kept sheep there day after day. Nothing about the location was new, except what Our Father chose to reveal. The bush burned, but Moses did something critical:“I will now turn aside, and see…”

Scripture makes this unmistakably clear, Father God spoke after Moses turned aside. “And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him…”

Wonder created the moment of encounter. Attention opened the door to revelation. Moses did not rush past the unusual. He did not explain it away. He did not stay on task.

He paused.

Wonder keeps our spirit open. It resists familiarity. It interrupts routine. It positions us for holy interruption. A heart without wonder walks past burning bushes. A heart with wonder is ready for divine encounters.

Prayer

Our Father, thank You for teaching me to turn aside. Deliver me from rushing past moments that You are trying to use to show me wonder. Restore attentiveness within me. I choose expectancy over familiarity. Open my eyes to what You are revealing, even in places I think I already know. Call my name, and help me answer. In the name of Jesus. Amen.