God can rescue!
From Noah to the raging pharaoh, God has shown that He can rescue His people! In the
study, we do not yet see how God will
deliver His people from the raging Pharaoh, but we know He will deliver His people! He is our MIGHTY
deliverer!!
Israel's going to
Egypt moved them. It completely altered
their lives, but God would use it to bless them, multiplying them, and all of
it would be used for His glory. God promised they would be blessed, and they
were.
Today's Scripture
was Exodus 1:8-14. The study brought up
different things that we could apply to our own lives.
8 "A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power in Egypt. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are. 10 Let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.” 11 So the Egyptians assigned taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. 13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly 14 and made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and mortar and in all kinds of fieldwork. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them."
Slavery and Fear is what we see. Pharaoh is afraid. The Israelites are trapped in slavery. Both aspects we experience today. We are stuck in slavery to sin!
Slavery: What kind of things do we obey? Do we obey the flesh and go ahead and eat out of emotional needs? If so, we are making food our master and slave. Lots of things can enslave us. The truth: "Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?" (Rom 6:16)
Fear: "Fear caused the Egyptians to treat their neighbors with cruelty…" How do we treat those that are different from us. How do we show the love of God to strangers? What could we do to show His love?
Finally, I am reminded of these scriptures: They reveal ways I can experience HIM. For me, I have experienced Him the most through Him constantly being there with me. It does not matter what I am facing, because HE is with me! The verses shared on fear:
Gen. 21:7~ Notice how God is there and heard their cry. God hears us. We do not have to fear, for He hears us! What a wonderful truth!
8 "A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power in Egypt. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are. 10 Let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.” 11 So the Egyptians assigned taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. 13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly 14 and made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and mortar and in all kinds of fieldwork. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them."
Slavery and Fear is what we see. Pharaoh is afraid. The Israelites are trapped in slavery. Both aspects we experience today. We are stuck in slavery to sin!
Slavery: What kind of things do we obey? Do we obey the flesh and go ahead and eat out of emotional needs? If so, we are making food our master and slave. Lots of things can enslave us. The truth: "Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?" (Rom 6:16)
Fear: "Fear caused the Egyptians to treat their neighbors with cruelty…" How do we treat those that are different from us. How do we show the love of God to strangers? What could we do to show His love?
Finally, I am reminded of these scriptures: They reveal ways I can experience HIM. For me, I have experienced Him the most through Him constantly being there with me. It does not matter what I am facing, because HE is with me! The verses shared on fear:
Gen. 21:7~ Notice how God is there and heard their cry. God hears us. We do not have to fear, for He hears us! What a wonderful truth!
Isa. 41:10 says:
"Fear not, for I am with you!"
Isa 41:13 says:
"Fear not, I will help you!"
Isa 43:1 says:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you."
Joel 2:21 says:
"Do not be afraid...be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great
things!"
One tip the study gives for today is to journal a prayer, thinking about ways we have become fearful. Knowing where we experience fear is so important. We need to confess our fears to Him! He promises to help us. We can trust Him. He will help us to overcome our fears. Fear is such a stumbling block, and steals so much from us!
One tip the study gives for today is to journal a prayer, thinking about ways we have become fearful. Knowing where we experience fear is so important. We need to confess our fears to Him! He promises to help us. We can trust Him. He will help us to overcome our fears. Fear is such a stumbling block, and steals so much from us!
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