Exodus 7:1-6 - And the LORD said to Moses, "See,
I make you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. You
shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh
to let the people of Israel go out of his land. But I will harden
Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of
Egypt, Pharaoh will not listen to you; then I will lay my hand upon
Egypt and bring forth my hosts, my people the sons of Israel, out of the land
of Egypt by great acts of judgment. And the Egyptians shall know
that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt and bring out the
people of Israel from among them." And Moses and Aaron did so;
they did as the LORD commanded them.
Moses wasn’t scared anymore…God provided him the courage to complete
his task. And so Moses stopped whining….Aaron
stood ready….God declared the moment had come for him to show his glory and
power…and the three of them became a team that would rock the world Pharaoh
thought he controlled. God starts off with simple signs…ones he knows the
magicians of Pharaoh can imitate. Snakes and bloody water were no threat to his
power…so as God had planned…Pharaoh did not believe in this God of Moses…and he
ignored his orders. God even allowed the
Egyptians to dig deep into the earth for fresh water from the deep wells below.
Pharaoh thought he was in control…but God was just welding a bigger plan. God
had 9 more plagues set to teach Pharaoh a lesson none of the Egyptians or
Israelites would forget.
We are so like Pharaoh…thinking that we have control over
our lives. God even allows us to do what
we want for a time..whether it hurts us …whether it damages our witness…even if
it destroys something precious in our life.
God gave us free choice…and he allows us to use it…to listen to him…or
listen to the world…listen to the Gods we built for ourselves. This lesson is
not just about the courage of Moses and his obedience… this lesson is about how
stubborn and rotted we are from the influences of the world. God will not leave
us alone….he will keep sending his plagues to help us see that we need an
attitude adjustment.
And Satan will keep imitating God’s signs to us…to trick us…and
keep our hearts hard. Satan will fight just
as hard to keep us bound and captive….as God does to free us from the world and
its sin. Satan will make you think that God doesn’t love you…because he allowed
some horrible thing in your life. But
God will keep revealing his love in small doses until you understand…and you call
him back to you…and ask him to free you from whatever has you bound.
Father…thank you for chasing after me and sending me signs
that teach me who you are. Help me to recognize you and discern the tricks of
Satan’s imitations of your power. Help me to pick up that wiggly snake that has
swallowed Satan…and turn it back into the powerful rod of God. Speak to me as
you spoke to Moses…give me an interpreter if I need it…and help me hear all
your instructions to live a life that glorifies you. Amen
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