Exodus 3:1-6
Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” And he said, “I am the God of your 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 at God.
Jesus would appear to Moses in the form of a burning bush. There at the foot of the holy mountain, Moses would behold the fire of God, able to shed its light without consuming the bush that contained the blaze in its limbs.
Jesus would later appear to all of us in the form of a man. He left the heights of heaven and placed His foot on the soil of our earth, bringing the light of the world for all men to see. The fire of God was contained not in wood, but in the flesh and bones of a man. This fire would burn in the man, yet would not consume the man.
We took the flame of God and nailed Him onto the tree of the cross. In our darkness put out that light, but the fire would remain and resurrect Him from that darkness to ignite the light for everyone.
He would bring this fire to all of us. By His light we become children of light. We are ablaze with the light of life. From a burning bush with its roots in the earth, He has become our morning star. That light has overcome the darkness, for He has overcome the world.
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