Implicated for More!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Topic: IMPLICATED FOR MORE! Memory Verse: "Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled" - John 6:26 NKJV Bible Text: Exodus 3:3‭-‬4 NKJV 3. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” 4. So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” INSPIRATION: My early Christian years witnessed miracles and answers to prayers of all kinds that I thought life was going to remain on that scale, but I was mistaken. Soon after, I would pray, believe but see nothing. It was quite frustrating. Little did I know those prompt answers were my training induction phase. God did all that to get my attention, same way He used the unconsumed Burning Bush to get Moses's attention. God still implicates us in a miracle. For us, we may be excited about the miracle but God's focus is using it to get our attention. Miracles are important, no doubt, but they are often not the essence. There's more to the miracles we witness - God uses them to attract us. When the burning Bush caught the attention of Moses, he turned aside to pay attention to the "more." When he did, God called out to him! When we fail to discern, we miss God's intentions and start chasing the wrong things like those who came after Jesus because of bread (John 6:26). Whilst God implicated them in a miracle of that nature so they could feed on His Word, their focus was on how they would feed on bread. Such misplacement of priorities is still ruining people today. TODAY'S TAKE HOME: Miracles are channels through which God gets our attention to build intimate relationships with us. Do not mistake His acts for what they aren't, else you'll miss the greater lessons and benefits that was His intention of initiating the miracle. PRAYER: O Lord, please give me a discerning heart to see beyond the surface in my walk with You; help me not to abort Your plans that predates my miracles, in Jesus name.