The Coming Savior, Day 9 Unexpected converts. Read Exodus chapter 9. When we think of this story, often we only think of the Pharaoh and his response to God. However, other people were listening to all that Moses was saying and doing and what we find here, many of them believed Moses. Many of them started to recognize God is the one true God. As a result, when they heard all that was coming, they took action and would follow through on what God has told the people to do. Sometimes,while we may be giving a message to one person or sharing with them, we don’t realize the additional impact…

The Coming Savior, Day 8 The distinction. Read Exodus chapter 8. While we’ve known that God has been sending plagues on the Egyptians, in this chapter we learn something very important. The first two plagues impacted both the Egyptians and the Israelites. Even though it was the Egyptians who were being disobedient to God, everyone they were around was impacted by the plagues as well. So the Israelite people, even though they were the ones who were wanting and needing to be saved, they had to go through the challenges of some of the plagues. It wasn’t until the third plague that God said he would make a distinction between…

The Coming Savior, Day 7 Why the plagues? Read Exodus chapter 7. I’ve often wondered why God went through the plagues with the Egyptians. God knew that Pharaoh was going to harden his heart. God knew what it was going to take to ultimately convince him to let the Israelites leave. So, why take the whole journey? Why not just go straight to the plague that was going to convince Pharaoh and move on? God’s path that he takes is sometimes confusing and difficult to understand. However, there is purpose in the journey, not just the destination. God used all of the different plagues to bring about change not just…

The Coming Savior, Day 6 Encouragement in the midst of discouragement. Read Exodus chapter 6. The israelite people were upset with Moses. Moses had said he was there from the Lord to deliver them. However, after Moses spoke with Pharaoh, the Israelites work was harder than ever. They were discouraged and downcast. So, when Moses came back and said to them that they should trust in him and rejoice in the Lord and that God was going to continue to deliver them, they were not excited. When we are going through difficulties and discouragement come it can be really hard to get excited about the promises of God. It’s so…

The Coming Savior, Day 3 The sign. Read Exodus chapter 3. God promised Moses a sign. I don’t know how many times I have read this chapter, but I’ve never noticed this before. God does indeed promise Moses a sign, but it is going to come after the obedience. When you read through this and when you think about other instances in the Bible when God gives a sign, we always think of the sign happening before the person follows through on their obedience to God. The sign is to be a motivator or a demonstration of God’s power and ability. Here, this is entirely different. The sign that God…