Life is Surfing the Waves 1
Bible passage: Exodus 3:1-5
“1. Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3. So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight-- why the bush does not burn up." 4. When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am." 5. "Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. "
These days, I am experiencing joy and happiness. Even though I stayed in Korea for two weeks due to the summer retreat in Seoul, I was happy knowing that I had people waiting for me back home with unchanged love, even from afar. Even after returning to Nairobi, looking back at the summer retreat, the grace and inspiration still feel vividly alive. Today’s scripture is about Moses meeting God on Mount Horeb and undergoing a transformation. Moses was born as the son of Israelites enslaved in Egypt.
At just three months old, he was placed in a basket and sent down the Nile River, but was miraculously rescued by the Egyptian princess and raised as a prince in the royal palace. When Moses realized he was an Israelite, he killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was oppressing his people. As a result, he became a fugitive and fled to the wilderness of Midian. There, he lived as a shepherd, spending 40 years in what seemed like meaningless days. But one day, while leading his flock up Mount Horeb, Moses encountered God in a burning bush, and his life changed. He would go on to become the great leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Maisha ni Kupanda Mawimbi 1
Andiko la Biblia: Kutoka 3:1–5
“1. Basi Musa alikuwa akichunga kundi la Yethro, mkwewe, kuhani wa Midiani; akaliongoza kundi nyuma ya jangwa, akafika Horebu, mlima wa Mungu. 2. Malaika wa BWANA akamtokea katika mwali wa moto uliotoka katikati ya kijiti. Musa akaona kijiti kinawaka moto, lakini hakiteketei. 3. Musa akasema, Nitakwenda sasa niangalie jambo hili la ajabu, kwa nini kijiti hakiteketei. 4. BWANA alipoona kwamba amegeuka ili aangalie, Mungu akamwita kutoka katikati ya kijiti, akasema, Musa! Musa! Naye akasema, Mimi hapa. 5. Mungu akasema, Usikaribie hapa; vua viatu vyako miguuni, kwa maana mahali hapo unaposimama ni nchi takatifu.”
Siku hizi ninapata furaha na shangwe. Ingawa nilikaa Korea kwa wiki mbili kwa sababu ya mkutano wa kiangazi Seoul, nilifurahi kujua kwamba watu nyumbani Nairobi bado walikuwa wakiningoja kwa upendo ule ule. Hata baada ya kurudi Nairobi, neema na msukumo wa mkutano huo bado viko hai moyoni mwangu. Andiko la leo linahusu Musa kukutana na Mungu kwenye Mlima Horebu na kubadilika. Musa alizaliwa akiwa mtoto wa Waisraeli waliokuwa watumwa Misri.
Alipokuwa na miezi mitatu, aliwekwa kwenye kikapu na kuelekezwa kwenye Mto Naili; binti ya Farao akamwokoa kimuujiza na kumlea kama mwana wa mfalme. Musa alipogundua kwamba alikuwa Mwisraeli, alimuua Mmisri aliyekuwa akiwatesa watu wake. Akawa mkimbizi na kutorokea Midiani, ambako aliishi miaka 40 kama mchungaji katika siku zilizodhaniwa kuwa hazina maana. Siku moja, alipokuwa akiongoza kundi lake Horebu, Mungu akamtokea katika kijiti kilichowaka moto; maisha yake yakabadilika. Akawa kiongozi mkuu aliyewaongoza Waisraeli kutoka Misri. Horebu ulikuwa kama mkutano wa kiroho uliobadili maisha yake.
