Freedom from Pharaoh had finally come to the Israelites. It came swiftly and with lots of instructions and directions.
I think about packing for a trip. Inevitably I will always leave something behind despite my best efforts. The people of Israel had very little time to prepare and very specific instructions on what they were to do.
God provided everything they needed. He had already prepared the Egyptians' hearts so they would not question giving the people of Israel whatever they asked for.
Verses 50-51 says that they did exactly what the Lord had commanded and on that very day the Lord brought them out of Egypt. He delivered them.
I know many of you reading this today know Christ Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You know and understand that Jesus was the perfect sacrifice that frees us from our bondage as sinners.
Just as the Lord gave specific instructions to the Isralelites, he gives us specific instructions to us on how we can spend eternity with him.
If you do not know him as your Lord and Savior, please do not wait another day. I would love to share my personal story with you. I would love to tell you the wonderful things he has done for me. Please contact me and let me share this wonderful news with you today.
If you know him and you are not following his instructions for your life. please do not wait another day. As a child that has been born again, you know what he desires from us. We are to be in his word daily. We need to be reaching the lost and bringing others to know him. We need to be living our lives aligned with what is clear in scripture.
If you know him and you are following him and you are in his word daily, please remember that he knows your heart in an intimate way. I know the angels in heaven rejoice when we are living according to his calling on our lives. Many people think that because we are in his word daily and trying to stay on the right path that we have no troubles. As believers we know this is far from the truth. Even in difficult times keep drawing nearer to him. Don't forget that you are to reach those who are lost and do not know him. Be fishers of men!
I read back over this chapter and I am amazed that 600,000 men set out. This doesn't include women or children or the "many other people that went with them". They all obeyed and did specifically what he told them to do. That just amazes me. That many people in that circumstance all following God's specific commands.
Sweet friends, we know this isn't the last we will hear about these people. Hold on tight because the story of these people of Israel, God's first born, has just begun.
No comments:
Post a Comment