Move That Bus.

“Bus driver, move that bus.” This was the moment everyone was eagerly waiting for as work crews put the finishing touches on the massive surprise home renovation project for a family in need. Huddled behind the bus, a family who had just returned from an all-expense paid vacation waited in anticipation for the grand reveal of their new home. As crowds gathered around the family, they all together would yell “bus driver, move that bus”, and ever so slowly the bus would drive forward and reveal the newly renovated home.

The book of Exodus is filled with many extra-ordinary examples of how God revealed himself to his people. Why move a bus when you can move a mountain? “The smoke billowed up from it (Mount Sinai) like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently” (19:18b). Can you imagine the feeling of power and the impact of that moment on the lives of the Israelite people? What about the pillar of fire and pillar of cloud that directed and protected the path of the people as God led them away from Pharaoh and his army in Egypt. God reveals himself as the provider of life by supplying the physical needs of nourishment through a daily portion of manna and quail and draws fresh water from a rock. We read about the supremacy and authority of God as revealed through the incredible events surrounding the parting of the Red Sea. The ten plagues are an important reminder of God’s promise of deliverance to the forefathers of Israel, each plague revealed the wonders and power of God that eventually brought Pharaoh to his knees just as he promised in chapter 3:20, “So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.”

God continues to reveal himself to us today through the bible, through the events and lives of those who came before us. God reveals himself to us through nature and his creation, through other believers, and through the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. God revealed himself to us through his Son Jesus Christ. Is there a “bus” blocking the way for you to see God today? Just remember, God can move mountains, He can calm storms and He has the power to change lives. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Mathew 7:7-8) What “bus” can you ask God to move today?