Holiness and revelation

 And Moses said, “I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here am I.”

Exodus 3:3‭-‬4 RSV

https://bible.com/bible/2020/exo.3.3-4.RSV

Wherever God is present, is hallowed ground, here we have the moment when God reveals His holiness for the first time since God rested from all his work and made the Sabbath day holy.

Here for the first time in history, God reveals himself as God as the holy one. God's holiness can be seen both as a judge and a redeemer.

Moses knew God as God Almighty: the God of Promise(Ex 6:3), but now God reveals to Moses something new about his character. God would now reveal himself as Jehovah the God of fulfillment, especially in the redemption and deliverance of Israel from the oppression of the pharaoh.

Jehovah is the God of redemption and holiness. 

Fire and light are both seen in the burning bush. God's holy fire and purity consume everything, and everything that will not yield itself to His holiness is turned to ashes and smoke, and the rest is transformed into His own nature.

But what about you? 

What does this mean for you?

Holiness is the fire of God. Praise Him that He will burn up the dross and vile and does not leave it undisturbed. Praise God you are on fire but you are not burning up.

If our theology only sees the Love of Christ on the cross, we have missed His Righteousness and Justice, Our God is a consuming fire, in His holiness judgment and mercy meet.

Praise Him that unrepentant sinners are judged and those who offer themselves to Him and let Him do a wonderous redemptive work in their souls are consumed by fire: On fire yet not burned up.

My child, let me transform you.

You shall be a force for good on the earth, through my work within you, you shall be transformed from sinner to saint, a holy one, fit for righteous works.

 God reveals himself as the omnipotent holy one in order that you become His messenger.

Will you accept that mandate to become a messenger to the nations and kingdoms around you of His all-surpassing holiness?

Amen