火焰熄滅之後
出埃及記四章18至23節，27至31節
18於是，摩西回到他岳父葉忒羅那裡，對他說：求你容我回去見我在埃及的弟兄，看他們還在不在。葉忒羅對摩西說：你可以平平安安地去罷！
19耶和華在米甸對摩西說：你要回埃及去，因為尋索你命的人都死了。
20摩西就帶著妻子和兩個兒子，叫他們騎上驢，回埃及地去。摩西手裡拿著神的杖。
21耶和華對摩西說：你回到埃及的時候，要留意將我指示你的一切奇事行在法老面前。但我要使（或作：任憑；下同）他的心剛硬，他必不容百姓去。
22你要對法老說：耶和華這樣說：以色列是我的兒子，我的長子。
23我對你說過：容我的兒子去，好事奉我。你還是不肯容他去。看哪，我要殺你的長子。
27耶和華對亞倫說：你往曠野去迎接摩西。他就去，在神的山遇見摩西，和他親嘴。
28摩西將耶和華打發他所說的言語和囑咐他所行的神蹟都告訴了亞倫。
29摩西、亞倫就去招聚以色列的眾長老。
30亞倫將耶和華對摩西所說的一切話述說了一遍，又在百姓眼前行了那些神蹟，
31百姓就信了。以色列人聽見耶和華眷顧他們，鑒察他們的困苦，就低頭下拜。
信息分享
回應神呼召的其中一個最難的地方，就是當呼召過後、當聽到神的吩咐以後，我們如何以行動來作出回應。而這個時候，神又總是會靜觀我們的回應，看看我們會否按照先前在祂面前的立志而行動。
摩西立即踏出了信心的第一步，他馬上回到他岳父葉忒羅那裡，把神吩咐他回到埃及一事告訴他。許多時候，要將神對自己的呼召告訴家人，是最難做的第一步；但摩西的決心，得到了出乎意外的正面回應：「你可以平平安安的去吧！」
然後，神更接二連三地向摩西重申祂的呼召：
祂向他再次重申自己的呼召。(19節)
祂指示亞倫去迎見摩西。(14、27節)
百姓都相信亞倫和摩西的話。(31節)
神確是充滿慈愛的。祂知道我們的信心軟弱，所以便經常透過我們的朋友、親人或客觀的環境來引證我們的行動，讓我們放心上路。
神單純要求我們對祂的呼召作出回應；只要我們以行動來回應神，神就會為我們開一條出路，我們只要依從路上的指示去行就可以了。
神有否呼召你去為祂做些甚麼？你是否仍然猶疑不決？抑或已經踏出了第一步？立即以行動來回應神吧！這樣，你才能真正體會到神如何帶領你和如何與你同在。
AFTER THE FIRE WENT OUT
Exodus 4: 18 - 23, 27 -31
18 So Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.”
And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
19 Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”
20 Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
21 And the LORD said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.
22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Israel is My son, My firstborn.
23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.”’”
27 And the LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.
28 So Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which He had commanded him.
29 Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
30 And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people.
31 So the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
Message
The hardest part of responding to God's call often is to act after the call has come, after God has spoken. God just waits to see if we have really meant what we said.
Moses immediately took the first step of faith and went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and told him God had called him to go back to Egypt. Sometimes telling our own family what we believe God wants us to do is the hardest step of all. But Jethro simply said, 'Go in peace'.
Then God confirmed his call to Moses in three more ways:
1. He repeated the call himself (v.19).
2. He sent Aaron out to meet Moses (vv. 14, 27).
3. The people believed what Aaron and Moses said (v.31).
God is so gracious. When our faith is weak, he knows it and will often give confirmation of the step we are taking through friends, loved ones or circumstances.
God simply waits on our response to his call. When we respond, we open the way for God to move on and all we have to do is follow.
Has God asked you to do something for him? What are you waiting for? Or have you taken the first step? Take it and see what God will do for you and with you.