[Wednesday's Devotional] - A Plague on You

The LORD said to Moses:
Go back to the king.  I have made him and his officials stubborn, so that I could work these miracles. I did this because I want you to tell your children and your grandchildren about my miracles and about my harsh treatment of the Egyptians. Then all of you will know that I am the LORD. Exodus 10: 1-2 [CEV]

 

In all God used 10 plagues to weaken the will of the king of Egypt (Pharaoh).  Why do you think God kept shocking the Egyptians and then hardening their hearts again?  Egypt at this time was a country with many ‘gods’.  Each of the plagues was symbolic in the fact that it attacked a specific Egyptian god or group of gods:

…against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. Exodus 12:12 [KJV]

 

God wanted to leave a lasting memory that He is superior to all the false gods that are worshiped by men.

 

Do you have problems with worshiping other gods?  Are you tempted to trust in horoscopes, tarot cards, superstition or ‘alternative treatments’?  Make no mistake, God is a ‘jealous God’ who is angry when we seek power elsewhere.  Turn back to Him now, before it is too late!

 

Lord, we are truly sorry for the times we have turned from you – please forgive us, in Jesus name, Amen.

 

 

Dave MacLellan (first published in 2004)