Have you ever shared a true story that, to the listener, seemed "too good to be true"? Have you ever heard a story that was true according to the teller, but seemed to you to be absolutely preposterous, ridiculously absurd, totally contrary to reason? Yet, these are the very ingredients of many Bible stories.
Consider Moses, formerly the prince of Egypt turned shepherd in a foreign land. Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, Moses tended the sheep belonging to Jethro, the priest of Midian and Moses' father-in-law. Some 40 years after his arrival in Midian, Moses observed a bush on fire that continually burned, but did not burn up. After a while, he went over to the bush to observe more closely this unusual sight, this strange phenomenon. When God saw that he was paying attention, He called out to Moses from within the bush. There God gave Moses an assignment which he would spend the next 40 years working to accomplish it. (See Exodus 3:1-10)
Has God told you to do something that seems impossible? Is too hard? Requires resources that you don't have? Will take too long? Others won't believe you? Too much of a sacrifice? Like Moses, you are a "can do" person. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you (see Philippians 4:13).
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