Day 34 of 365...
Exodus 13-15
Key Passages/Thoughts:
Ex 14:12 - "Isn't this what we told you in Egypt: Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."
Ex 14:29-31 - "But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left. That day the Lord saved Israel from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. When Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and believed in Him and in His servant Moses."
There are times when I forget the things that God has done for me. It's clear that the Israelites have this problem, too. There were under such oppression in Egypt that everyone was crying out to be delivered from it. Then, God sent Moses and the plagues, and they were delivered. As the Israelites traveled through the wilderness, they reached the banks of the Red Sea. It is here that Pharaoh's army catches up to the Israelites, and we hear the Israelites make the statement here in verse 12. How quickly they have forgotten the power that God has and the power that God has shown. Thankfully, God was not done showing them what He can do. The term deliverance is defined as "the act of being set free." God delivered His chosen people from Pharaoh twice. He delivered them from slavery, and, then, He delivered them from an impending battle into freedom.
As I look over the course of my life, I can remember certain times that God was my Deliverer. I have had many "Red Sea" moments, but I still complain just as the Israelites did. Thoughts come to my mind like...things sure were a lot easier when _____, or I sure do wish that God would _____. God will remind me, in these moments, that His version of deliverance does not always match up with what my idea is. My version usually ends with me still needed deliverance from something else I screwed up. When God delivers me, I am truly set free from whatever was binding me up. There is a sense of relief and comfort when God is the one taking the lead.
God, help me rely on You to deliver me from the things that tie me up. Help me be aware of the snares that are entangling me. Cut me free from those things so that I can be restored in You.
Ex 14:12 - "Isn't this what we told you in Egypt: Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."
Ex 14:29-31 - "But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left. That day the Lord saved Israel from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. When Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and believed in Him and in His servant Moses."
There are times when I forget the things that God has done for me. It's clear that the Israelites have this problem, too. There were under such oppression in Egypt that everyone was crying out to be delivered from it. Then, God sent Moses and the plagues, and they were delivered. As the Israelites traveled through the wilderness, they reached the banks of the Red Sea. It is here that Pharaoh's army catches up to the Israelites, and we hear the Israelites make the statement here in verse 12. How quickly they have forgotten the power that God has and the power that God has shown. Thankfully, God was not done showing them what He can do. The term deliverance is defined as "the act of being set free." God delivered His chosen people from Pharaoh twice. He delivered them from slavery, and, then, He delivered them from an impending battle into freedom.
As I look over the course of my life, I can remember certain times that God was my Deliverer. I have had many "Red Sea" moments, but I still complain just as the Israelites did. Thoughts come to my mind like...things sure were a lot easier when _____, or I sure do wish that God would _____. God will remind me, in these moments, that His version of deliverance does not always match up with what my idea is. My version usually ends with me still needed deliverance from something else I screwed up. When God delivers me, I am truly set free from whatever was binding me up. There is a sense of relief and comfort when God is the one taking the lead.
God, help me rely on You to deliver me from the things that tie me up. Help me be aware of the snares that are entangling me. Cut me free from those things so that I can be restored in You.
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