The end in sight.

Hi. 

Praise the Lord that the Israelites have now been freed from Egypt!  Exodus 12 in today's reading shares about how Pharaoh finally gives in to Moses' and Aaron's request to free their people and let them out of Egypt.  A few things struck me here...

1 - Persistence leads to results!  Keep on even when its tough!  Surely Moses and Aaron could have given up when they saw Pharaoh's heart getting harder and harder and the plagues becoming more intense and more severe.  But they did not.  They clung to what God said and went for it until God had fulfilled His promise.  Are there things in life you need to persist in?

2 - Speak out! Moses was worried about his words so God provided Aaron to help him.  However, after some encouragement he repeatedly went and spoke to Pharaoh about freeing the Israelites.  How scary - speaking to someone so powerful and great, and not just once or twice, but a whole bunch of times!  Often there are times when we have to do things God tells us to.  We may not want to.  We may be scared to.  We may not know what to say.  We may be worried about the outcome.  This is not dissimilar to a situation I am facing at the moment.  But why worry?  If God says something, DO IT!  If God tells you to speak, speak.  If God tells you to jump, jump.  Don't worry about what to say - God will give you the words.  Don't be scared - God goes with you.  Don't worry about the outcome - that is all in God's hands. 

3 - Keep the end in sight - God had promised freedom for Moses and the Israelites.  He was not going to settle until that promise had been fulfilled.  He did not lose sight of the goal but pressed on until it was reached.  Let us not lose sight of our goals, of what God has promised or of what we are hoping for.