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Exodus 7

Jan13

Good evening y’all. Today we are looking at Exodus 7. Apologies it’s coming a bit late 😦

There a few points I want to bring out from this chapter. I pray you are blessed as you read in Jesus Name. Amen

1) Everything God does has a purpose. He doesn’t do things just for doing sake. In verse 5 we see clearly why God was going to punish the Egyptians and bring judgements on them. He wants them to know that He is the Lord – Yahweh. The only true God who keeps his promises and is real. He is a personal God. Every other God they serve is a counterfeit.

“And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord , when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them”.(Exodus 7:5 KJV)

In the same vein, whatever situation we find ourselves in, we should always know there is a purpose behind it. Let’s ask God to reveal the purpose for where we are or the situation we are facing today.

2) God honors obedience. In verse 6 we are told that Moses and Aaron did as God commanded them.
“So Moses and Aaron did just as the lord had commanded them”. (Exodus 7:6 NLT)

Notice the contrast here between the Moses of chapter 6 who was making excuses to God as to why He couldn’t go to speak to Pharoah. Now we get to chapter 7 and we are told he did as the Lord commanded. He didn’t make excuses or anything he just went ahead with Gods plan. I’m sure on their way to Pharoah both Moses and Aaron must have been scared, yet the stepped out in obedience and did all that God asked them to do and say to Pharoah.

Faith is simply obedience…its saying I don’t know how and I’m afraid but because God has said it, I will trust and do it. Today whatever it is that God is asking you to do, pls step out in faith and obey. God honors our obedience.

3) Pride is very dangerous – Pharoah didn’t believe or fear God at all. Even when Moses and Aaron performed the first miracle, he still didn’t believe and to prove that he called his own magicians who were able to reproduce the same miracle. He just couldn’t believe there was another God greater than him or the Egyptian gods.  Pride couldnt make him see past his nose. God gave him opportunities to let the isrealites go and if he had yielded and let them go, perhaps egypt won’t have been destroyed but pride! pride! pride!  kept Pharoah from letting them go. Letting go would have meant he finally accepted the God of the Isrealites as the true God and he wasn’t ready to do that. Perhaps to him admitting and believing in what Moses had to say could be misinterpreted by his officials as weakness or fear so to protect his status he continued to exhibit pride and be resistant to God.

You might say but God hardened pharoahs heart – true, but before God did, it was obvious from the previous chapters that pharaoh had no intention of letting the people go. God had to humble him and bring him to his knees to show him that He is the Lord – Yahweh.

Pride will rob us of all that God has for us. Better to submit to God willingly than to wait till when he humbles us and brings us to our knees. Had pharoah humbled himself and acknowledged God as the true God, probably the Exodus story would have been different and his life and that of his kingdom would have been preserved.

4) The worst sin we can commit is the sin of defiance – refusing out rightly to acknowledge God or obey him. Our hearts become hardened because we choose to remain in our sins and do things our way. So far in Exodus, God gave Pharoah multiple chances to let the people go and the plagues won’t come upon the Egyptians but he refused. He outrightly defied God and chose not to let the people go. Even after the nile was turned to blood, in his arrogance and defiance, he called his own magicians and they were able to repeat the same miracle. Verse 23 tells us  he basically walked away with no remorse. This is truly a hardened heart.
“But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart“. (Exodus 7:22-23 ESV)

It’s not sinning that’s the issue, its our attitude to the sin that matters. Do we want to be free from the sin or are we content to continue in it knowing fully the consequences? Choosing the latter is where our hearts become hardened against God.

Let’s check ourselves today. What areas of our lives are we defying God on purpose. Let’s repent and ask God for grace to submit to his Lordship so our hearts don’t become hardened.

Prayer:
Dear Lord we thank you for today. Thank you for your faithfulness as Yahweh, the God who makes promises and keeps them.  We pray you help us not be content to remain in our sins but help us desire to be free and enjoy all that you have to offer us. Pls remove pride from us and help us surrender to your Lordship at all times. Thank you for loving us. In Jesus Mighty Name we prayed.  Amen.

Thanks for joining today.

Have a blessed evening 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Exodus 6

Jan12

Good morning y’all. Today we are working at Exodus 6.

Be blessed as you read 🙂

In the previous chapter Moses was asking God why the children of Israel were suffering all the more after he and Aaron had gone to Pharaoh to deliver God’s message.

In this chapter we see God respond to Moses’ inquiry. God started by reiterating the fact that Pharaoh will definitely let the people go.

“But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” (Exodus 6:1 ESV)

God didn’t stop there…He gave Moses a personal message for the children of Israel. God was concerned about them and wanted to reassure them that He had not forgotten the promise he made to their ancestors. He will definitely deliver them and bring them into their promised land.

Moses delivered the message to the children of Israel but they were discouraged and broken in spirit so much that they couldn’t accept or believe the word of God. The pain was too much and they just couldn’t see a way out.

“Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the lord . I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment. I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt. I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the Lord !’” So Moses told the people of Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery”. (Exodus 6:6-9 NLT)

Perhaps you are feeling discouraged today just like the children of Israel were. I’m reminding you that God is concerned about you. He knows how you feel and, like He promised the children of Israel, He will deliver you and rescue you from whatever situation in your life that is threatening to overwhelm you. He will lead you out and bring you into your promised land. Don’t give up: He is working on your behalf. Be encouraged 🙂

In Isaiah 43 He gave this promise:
“1 But now the Lord who created you, O Israel, says: Don’t be afraid, for I have ransomed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. 2 When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord your God, your Savior, the Holy One of Israel”. (Isaiah 43: 1-3 TLB)

That is God’s promise to you today. The situation you are in will not overwhelm you. He who is the Lord God Almighty will step into your situation and deliver you.

I am reminded of the lyrics of the song, ‘Stand’ by Donnie McClurkin

“Tell me what do you do when you’ve done all you can
And it seems like you can’t make it through?
Child, you just stand, you just stand, stand
Don’t you dare give up through the storm,
Stand through the rain
Through the hurt,
Yeah, through the pain
Don’t you bow, and don’t you bend
Don’t give up, no, don’t give in
Hold on,
Just be strong,
God will step in
And it won’t be long
After you’ve done all you can, after you’ve done all you can
After you’ve gone through the hurt,
After you’ve gone through the pain
After you’ve gone through the storm,
After you’ve gone through the rain
Prayed and cried,
Prayed and cried
Prayed and cried
Prayed and cried, oh my
After you’ve done all you can you just stand”

I will end with the words from 1 Peter 5:10
“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you”.(1 Peter 5:10 ESV)

Prayer:
Dear Lord we thank You for today. We thank You for reminding us You are the Lord with whom nothing is difficult to do. We ask for grace to endure and stand through the storms of life. We pray You will strengthen our faith in You and help as many that are discouraged now; Holy Spirit comfort and encourage them. Thank You Lord. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.

Thanks for joining today.

Have a blessed day 🙂

***With God all things are possible***