Exodus 10:21-23 NLT “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with darkness so thick you can feel it.’ So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days. During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived.”
In these verses, we see once again God separating His people from evil! He was making a loud statement of separation by showing distinction of his children, bathed in light, living within those surrounded in total blinding darkness!
In this incident, the Egyptians were stubborn, prideful, mocking, unbelieving, and resistant to God’s words neither did they heed his warnings. They were already living in darkness; God just turned off the lights for a few days!
Alongside the harsh Egyptian rulers were the descendants of Israel (Jacob) brought to Egypt through his son Joseph. These mighty men of God have passed, and their bloodlines have been reduced to slave labor!
God heard their pleas, their cries through their prayers! He delivered his children from the cruel hands that held them captive by protecting them with his own!
Today is no different! The God of Israel is the same God of today! Our land is quickly filling with more and more darkness, people can’t or don’t want to see what’s happening, and no one is moving!
Our children aren’t in schools, and if they are, they fear being shot! We no longer can let our children walk to school for fear of them being abducted, the drugs, sex trafficking, gang violence, destruction, fear, homelessness, the darkness is everywhere we look!
Now is the time to cry out to the God of all creation! We need to pray his light into our nation, schools and the hearts and souls of governing bodies. We need to stand up for what is right and be a voice, a light within the darkness.
Now more than ever, God needs his children to stand up, speak up, show up, and shed his guiding light before it’s too late and the darkness permeates.
John 8:12 ESV “Again Jesus spoke to them saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Matthew 5:16 ESV “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
We are a living example of God’s light, and we need to be sure and set that example because you never know who might be standing on the edge of darkness watching you, looking for that hand and invitation into your light! Gods light…
Be blessed today and be a light! Thank you for joining me! 🥰
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