“If they will not believe you,” God said, “or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign. 9 If they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and the water that you shall take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.” Exodus 4:8-9 – Moses had been called by God to do the wonderful work of being the Lord’s tool to save Israel from captivity. Now, to make sure all acknowledged the truth that God was with Moses, the Lord gave Moses three signs. First, his staff would become a snake, then once Moses picked it up it would return to a staff. Second, his clean hand would enter his pocket and come out covered in leprosy, then after returning it to the pocket it would come out clean again. Finally, we see the third sign with the water and blood in our verse above. The first sign would show all that God could make all the enemies of His people powerless. The second sign would show all that God could make all things unclean pure once again. Yet the third sign would be a sign of judgement, for note the water turned to blood never turned back to water. That if they rejected the Lord’s power and cleaning, they would find themselves in a place under God’s punishment. Whether it’s with these multiple signs, or even God’s patience with Moses’ multiple questions, we see how God’s heart is not our immediate demise. God isn’t looking for any opportunity to punish us, He’s about saving us. He though isn’t going to force us to embrace His saving. He’ll reveal Himself, He’ll invite us to Himself, He’ll even come to earth and die for us. Yet after all the invitations and signs if we still choose to reject, the result will be like the third sign, judgement with no turning back. Don’t allow that to be your story. Choose Jesus today and embrace the life He is offering you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3148
Question To Ponder: How has God invited you to be with Him?
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