3月6日

標　　題： 在平凡中見非凡

經　　節： 耶和華的使者從荊棘裡火焰中向摩西顯現。摩西觀看，不料，荊棘被火燒著，卻沒有燒毀。摩西說：「我要過去看這大異象，這荊棘為何沒有壞呢？」耶和華神見他過去要看，就從荊棘裡呼叫說：「摩西！摩西！」他說：「我在這裡。」（出埃及記三章2∼4節）

當摩西正要辦完當天的例行公事時，他看見一株著火的荊棘。在當地，這是很普通的景象，但摩西注意到一些古怪的現象。雖然荊棘被火燒著，卻沒有燒毀。摩西想要走過去瞧個仔細。當神看到摩西擱置當天的例行公事時，祂開口對他說話。神在摩西身上過去四十個年頭的帶領，在此時此刻達到高潮。神的救贖計畫等待摩西在平凡中去發覺它的非凡。

有時當你埋首于日常生活瑣事時，你可能會忽略身邊不平凡的事物。你可能正處於一個稀鬆平常的時刻，然而，就在此時你被神的同在所充滿。也許你在繁忙的日程中，注意到非常特殊的事物。你第一個反應可能是：「我太累了，實在不想去搞清楚怎麼一回事！」或者是：「我不想被它攪亂我平靜的生活。」但也許此時此刻就是你遇見神的一次獨特機會。

神通常在你生活中一個司空見慣的場合對你說話，這往往不是你在教會敬拜神的時候。許多遇見神改變歷史的際遇，是發生在生命中一段平凡的時刻。如果你在世俗平凡之處看到不平凡，千萬不要繼續埋首於日常生活的例行公事。也許這就是神計畫好，要改變你和旁人生命的時刻！

The Extraordinary in the Midst of the Ordinary

And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn." So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." (Exodus 3:2-4)

Moses was going through the routine of his day when he noticed an ordinary thing: a burning bush. Moses also noticed something extraordinary. Although the bush was burning, it was not consumed. Moses turned aside to look more closely. When the Lord saw Moses turning aside from the routine of his day, He spoke to him. Everything God had been doing for forty years in Moses’ life was culminating in this moment. So much of God’s redemptive plan waited for Moses to notice the uncommon in the midst of the common.

There will be times when, immersed in the ordinary details of life, you may be oblivious to the extraordinary that is right next to you. You can be in the midst of a common moment, only this time the activity is filled with the presence of God. There may be times when, in the middle of your harried day, you notice something unusual. Your first reaction might be “I’m too tired to go aside to investigate this!” or “I’m not going to disrupt my life for this.” Yet, in that moment you may have the opportunity for a unique encounter with God.

God usually speaks out of the ordinary experiences of life. Often, it is not while you are worshiping at church. Many of God’s most profound and history-changing encounters come during the ordinary experiences of life. When you see the unusual in the midst of the mundane, don’t continue business as usual. It may be that God has ordained that moment to be a life-changing time for you and those around you.