“Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord." (Ex 10:1-2 ESV)
"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Rom 8:38-39 ESV)
What does this mean to us today? First, God is absolutely sovereign. God put into play the things that happened in Egypt so that we would know that he is God.
Secondly, it is not the cold sovereignty of the deist or of Allah, but the loving care that "Abba, Father"-God has for his people. We can know that the trials we experience in this world are for God's good purpose for us. For we are the people for whom God spilt the blood of his own son for.
Trusting in God's sovereignty and resting in his love, we can serve the Lord fully without the bonds of worldly fears and anxiety. We don’t have to be crippled by concerns with our finances, our jobs, our relationships, our health, our children, but we can have confidence in our loving, sovereign God in all these situations. We are free to be a light to this dark world, free to be different from the world.
May God continue his work in and through us, in and through our families.
"Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!" (Ps 105:1-6 ESV)
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