Verse of the day: Exodus
6:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to
Pharaoh. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he
will drive them out of his land.”
One
of the most difficult things that we can experience in our walk with God is
waiting. When we are in the midst of trying times, and seeking for God’s
relief, it is difficult to be patient and wait on Him to show up. We forget
that in reality He is always with us; because He promised that He would never
leave us, nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5-6). When we want quick answers to our
prayers, or we measure a situation by what we know, and what we see, we become
desperate to escape our circumstances. All too often, our impatience causes us
to take rash measures, and even get ahead of God, and we make matters worse.
Remember how Abraham and Sarah made life more difficult for themselves when
they got ahead of God because of their impatience? We are still feeling the
effects of that decision today in the Middle East, and all around the world.
Moses, after things went wrong, from his point of view, complained to God about
how his mission to Egypt turned out. Here, God answers his complaint; and what
I would like us to focus on is the first four words God spoke to Moses, “Now
you shall see”. These four words are still important to us today as we walk
with the Lord. Do we remember what happened when Jesus heard the news regarding
Lazarus’ illness? What was His response? John 11:4-6, When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto
death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through
it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two
more days in the place where He was. There is no doubt that Jesus loved
Lazarus and his sisters, and there was no doubt that Jesus could have gone
immediately, and healed Lazarus. Nonetheless, Jesus delayed responding to Mary’s
and Martha’s message about their brother’s illness because He knew that He
would arrive at just the precise time when His presence would bring the
greatest glory to God, be the greatest test of, and bring the greatest growth
to, their faith. What would have been the greatest miracle they could have
seen, someone being healed or someone being resurrected from the dead? In this
instance, with Moses, God was going to allow Israel to come to the height of
their suffering, where it would seem that there was no hope, and the height of
Pharaoh’s rebellion against God. In doing so, by allowing Pharaoh to “flex his
muscles” and oppress God’s people to a point of desperation, the Lord would
receive the greatest glory He could when He finally moves them out of Egypt;
after He demonstrates to the Israelites that there is no man or god in
existence that is greater than their God. May I remind us today that this truth
still stands in our lives? There is no man or god that is greater than our God.
There is no circumstance or situation that is greater than our God; and in His time…I
repeat…in His time, He will answer our prayers, and see us through whatever
difficulties we may be experiencing today. Our God is never late, and His answers
are always on time. 1 Peter 3:8, But, beloved, do not forget this one thing,
that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
If we trust Him, and patiently wait on Him, no matter how difficult times get,
the greatest thing that can happen is that… “NOW we shall see”.
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