Prepare: Lord, let every struggle I face draw me closer to You and Your word.
Read: Exodus 5:1-21
At different stages in human history, there had been outright opposition from the rulers against God's people and God's plan for humankind. Probably it was the powerful. Amenhotep who reigned Egypt during (1447-1421 BC) who oppressed the Israelites at this time.
There are two voices which reverberate in the courts of Pharaoh, opposing one another. One of them is from God-
"Let my people go...": There is no turning back from this stand God has taken after making Abraham's descendants to live in Egypt for four hundred and more years. God is in the forefront leading the struggle, making use of Moses and Aaron as His agents.
The other voice is from Pharaoh -
"You are idle, you are idle": Being a ruler and the head of a superpower of his times, Pharaoh views this phenomenon as a political and social upheavel leading to labour problem and economic stagnation.
What is God doing when things get worse in our daily walk with Him? Perhaps by making us to go through such ordeals, God wants us-
a) To know how aggressively the powers of darkness work against the godly.
b) To understand that only in God we have the answer to every struggle in life.
c) To see how graciously God moulds us as useful vessels through the hostile situations we face in life.
Respond: Lord, there is a purpose behind every struggle I face at home and work-spot. Let me be moulded according to Your will.
Read: Exodus 5:1-21
At different stages in human history, there had been outright opposition from the rulers against God's people and God's plan for humankind. Probably it was the powerful. Amenhotep who reigned Egypt during (1447-1421 BC) who oppressed the Israelites at this time.
There are two voices which reverberate in the courts of Pharaoh, opposing one another. One of them is from God-
"Let my people go...": There is no turning back from this stand God has taken after making Abraham's descendants to live in Egypt for four hundred and more years. God is in the forefront leading the struggle, making use of Moses and Aaron as His agents.
The other voice is from Pharaoh -
"You are idle, you are idle": Being a ruler and the head of a superpower of his times, Pharaoh views this phenomenon as a political and social upheavel leading to labour problem and economic stagnation.
What is God doing when things get worse in our daily walk with Him? Perhaps by making us to go through such ordeals, God wants us-
a) To know how aggressively the powers of darkness work against the godly.
b) To understand that only in God we have the answer to every struggle in life.
c) To see how graciously God moulds us as useful vessels through the hostile situations we face in life.
Respond: Lord, there is a purpose behind every struggle I face at home and work-spot. Let me be moulded according to Your will.
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