Day 17 – It may take 1 act of kindness or 10 plagues of gnats, but one way or another God’s going to get your attention.
Todays reading: Exodus 8:1 – 12:51
Exodus 9:15-16 “For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
In the end every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
For Pharaoh, it took 10 dreadful plagues to acknowledge God and let the Israelites go. After the 1st and 2nd plague Egyptians were turning to the Lord, but Pharaoh’s heart was so hardened that death alone was going to get his attention. The final plague not only took the life of Pharaoh’s firstborn child, but also every first born child in the kingdom except those that were passed over because of recognition of God’s required Passover Lamb.
I have a feeling every ounce of Pharaoh’s being was wishing and regretting that he hadn’t believed earlier and was crying out to God in repentance.
There is nothing in this world like losing your child, but in that moment you have the choice to draw near to God or be angry with God. In both situations you know He is God.
As Pharaoh let the Israelites go in a fury, God didn’t say, well I’ve got you this far, you can do the rest on your own; No, He paved the way in the wilderness with His cloud of smoke by day and His fire by night.
Once we acknowledge the Lord for who He is, He will always pave the way for us. Don’t let your heart be hardened by the situations or trials you encounter, recognize the one trying to get your attention and follow Him as He paves the way for your future.
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for always making yourself known in each situation I encounter. Please Lord, never let me get overwhelmed by the darkness but always see and acknowledge your light. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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