Holy Ground

Exodus 3:5 

Then He said, “Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

Moses came near the presence of God and God asked him to come no closer, but to remove his sandals – because of the holy ground on which he was standing.

God removes our sin when we confess it.  It’s gone.  It’s his doing, as we can’t do it ourselves.

However, in this instance, God is requiring Moses to do something, to respond to His presence.

We can’t remove sin, only the blood of Jesus does that.  But there are times when we encounter his presence that we must respond by recognizing the holiness of our Maker, and taking off that which he requires…

For example, we can pray and ask God to forgive us for wrong doing, but it’s up to us to then respond to his presence in awe and wonder and reverence…when he says to do so.

That’s so cool.  He could have zapped Moses shoes right off his feet if He’d wanted to, but he told Moses to remove them himself.

Interesting scripture….