January 20: Exodus 8:16 – 11:10
Did
you notice that Moses kept the flies around one extra day? Since the Israelites
were no longer hit with the plagues beginning with this one, perhaps he wanted
to rub it in a bit.
God
said he hardened Pharaoh’s heart and that of the officials so he could perform
miraculous signs (v 10:1-2). Do you think he hardens hearts today? Pharaoh
would admit to his sin, but then quickly turned around and changed his mind.
How
often do we as Christians do the same thing? We ask for forgiveness and intend
to change, but as soon as we are tempted (by food, power, drink, juicy gossip,
a great shopping deal) we give into our desires and sin yet again.
While
I pray that my heart isn’t hardened and that I can turn to God more than my
weaknesses, I want to remember that God used Pharaoh’s hardened heart to
perform great miracles for the Israelites. We see a lot of people with hardened
hearts in our society today – perhaps it would help to watch for the miraculous
things God will perform as a result. Let’s pray it is a wonderful revival that
turns those hearts to Him.
TOMORROW’S
TEXT: Exodus 12:1 – 14:20
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