The Vision of Moses: The Burning Bush
Stephen expresses gratitude for the opportunity to gather and share insights about Moses, particularly in connection with Elijah. He emphasizes the significance of vision in the Bible, explaining that vision provides direction, constraint, and power for believers. Stephen highlights Moses' life, divided into three periods: his upbringing in Egypt, his time as a shepherd, and his leadership of the Israelites. He notes that Moses was called by God and learned valuable lessons during his 120 years of life. The speaker discusses the importance of understanding God's vision, which is essential for fulfilling His will. He illustrates this through the story of Moses and the burning bush, emphasizing that God's presence can transform even the most humble circumstances. Stephen concludes by reminding the audience that God's work is to lead His people to glory, and that believers must align their lives with His vision to avoid living in vain.
Outline of Main Points
- Gratitude for the gathering and sharing insights.
- Connection between Moses and Elijah.
- Importance of vision in the Bible.
- Moses' life divided into three periods.
- Lessons learned from Moses' experiences.
- Significance of God's vision for believers.
- Story of Moses and the burning bush as a transformative experience.
- God's work in leading His people to glory.
- Call for believers to align with God's vision.
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
