- The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. Exodus 11:1 – While certainly the message Moses would want to hear, I wonder if any doubt had crept into Moses’ mind concerning this word from the Lord. For chapters back, in Exodus 6:1, we see the Lord promise this same truth that Pharaoh would send Israel out of his land with a strong hand. Yet since then a lot had happened. Multiple conversations, some even quite heated, took place between Moses and Pharoah. We’ve seen the craziest list of plagues the world had seen come upon Egypt. Gnat’s and flies covering everything, hailstones and locusts destroying every crop, even a darkness so thick it could be felt had hit Egypt. Through it all though, what was Pharoah’s response? No one was leaving his kingdom. So while yes, God had more than once said that Pharaoh would drive the Israelites out, likely many who heard such promises from the Lord believed they were empty. For if Pharoah hadn’t budged yet, what would cause him to? What we see though to be true about this scripture is a truth that plays itself out over and over within its pages. God is good on His word. God said Pharoah would drive the Israelites out of their land, and that’s exactly what happened. While it looked like that reality would never come to pass, once again we see God work the miracles only He could bring about. Allow the promises you see the Lord make to you through His word be ones you have confidence in coming about. While the happenings of life may cause us to begin to believe God can’t do what He said He will do, be patient and watch the Lord make good on His word. Even when oppressors and opposition seek to convince you that God can’t save or do His work, remind yourself of who this God is that you are serving. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3155
- Exodus 11 Daily DEVO But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. Exodus 11:7 – God loves the world, but there is a distinction between how he blesses His followers compared to those who don’t follow Him. We’ve seen that clearly as we’ve read through these plagues. While Egypt was getting ruined, wherever God’s people were they were taken care of. God is using His people to demonstrate to the rest of the world that in Him is where we need to be. While we as Christians are still going to face troubles and struggles like the rest of the world, unlike the rest of the world, we have joy, hope, peace, and strength being handled to us every second. We still face death, cancer, money problems, and relationship issues. We though have God and all He brings with us in those struggles. Take hold of these things in your struggle so that God can use you as an example of how much better it is to follow Him. Just remember it’s not the absence of pain that proves God is with you, it’s that in the pain you have what you need from God that shows He’s there. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 805
- And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 11:8-9 – We can’t control how people will respond to hearing the message God has for them. In our passage Moses shared the news of what the final plague would be, that all the firstborn in Egypt would die. A message that Moses hoped would be enough to push Pharaoh to make the decision to follow God, yet that didn’t happen. Moses then left in hot anger after once again seeing Pharaoh refuse to follow God. We too have to be watchful of how we react to people’s choice to not take to heart the message of God’s love for them that we are sharing with them. Sometimes they will respond in good way, accepting the truth and choosing Jesus. Other times the message when told will receive disbelief, anger, doubt, or even mockery. How we choose to respond then matters. If you choose to love them enough to share the message of the Gospel with them, love them even through their poor reactions to it. Be patient, listen to their responses, answer their questions, and walk with them through the heart change God is making within them. That change of heart from loving sin and self to seeking God is a big one and may take time. Be aware of how your reactions to their response to the Gospel can either open their minds to deeper conversations about Jesus or close their hearts even more. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac- Daily DEVO 1894
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