“Then the Lord stated to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and there shall be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that may be felt.’” – Exodus 10:21
We measure a lot of our lives by the obstacles we face. I ponder, although, what would occur if we as a substitute measured life by God’s faithfulness and steadfastness? Obstacles are simply part of our every single day on this facet of eternity; God’s faithfulness and steadfastness are a bit of the everlasting promise we have obtained.
I am unsure about you, however I usually relate to the Israelites, grumbling about my present scenario and asking the Lord, “Why does it need to be this fashion?” “Why am I hitting one more roadblock in my journey with you? Why is there one other particular person making an attempt to get in the way in which of this mission I am engaged on? Why is my partner not understanding how essential my work for the Lord is?” Do all or any of those sound such as you? On this world, it is exhausting to not discover ourselves including up the obstacles, and from what I see within the e book of Exodus, our ancestors struggled with this, too. It makes me marvel how I’d have measured my life within the midst of their exodus. Are you able to even think about? Their story was marked by so many obstacles, but from my perspective, seeing all of it laid out on paper, I see the faithfulness of God ten-fold.
The story of theirs that leaps off the pages of scripture for me time and time once more is the promised distinction of sunshine God gave them within the midst of the plagues throughout Pharaoh’s reign. It was the ninth plague, the plague of darkness, and God sure gentle from your entire space for 3 days, besides over his individuals; the Israelites. Are you able to think about experiencing this? All of the sudden waking up and searching exterior of your property to see a darkness so thick you could not see anybody or something round you. But, they had been lined. Darkness surrounded them however I didn’t eat them.
Exodus 10:21-29, “Then the Lord stated to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand towards heaven, that there could also be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt.’ So Moses stretched out his hand towards heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all of the land of Egypt for 3 days. They didn’t see each other, nor did anybody rise from his place for 3 days, however all of the individuals of Israel had gentle the place they lived. Then Pharaoh known as Moses and stated, ‘Go, serve the Lord; your little ones additionally could go together with you; solely let your flocks and your herds stay behind.’ However Moses stated, ‘You could additionally allow us to have sacrifices and burnt choices, that we could sacrifice to the Lord our God. Our livestock additionally should go together with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we should take of them to serve the Lord our God, and we have no idea with what we should serve the Lord till we arrive there.’ However the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s coronary heart, and he wouldn’t allow them to go. Then Pharaoh stated to him, ‘Get away from me; take care by no means to see my face once more, for on the day you see my face you shall die.’ Moses stated, ‘As you say! I can’t see your face once more.’”
We should cease letting our obstacles eat us and turn out to be probably the most talked about components of our lives. Whereas they’re huge moments, we will see right here on this story of the Israelites that this second ought to’ve been one in all many moments that measured God’s faithfulness. This could’ve been the start of an amazing redemption story, but we see solely a short while later the Israelites had fully forgotten all God had accomplished. This rings so true to me too. I’ll have a season with God the place I am satisfied I will by no means drift again to my previous approach of grumbling; I will by no means be that anxious once more, I will by no means speak that approach once more, and the checklist goes on. Then I do, and it is lastly set in why, as a result of I am not preventing the temptation of measuring my life by the obstacles.
We have to combat that temptation and keep in mind that we’re known as to measure our lives by the faithfulness of God. We’re known as to share how His steadfastness has carried us and that this can be a each day resolution we get to make. Will we select to search for His devoted hand, or will we select to let the obstacles take middle stage of the present?
Let’s pray:
Father, thanks for reminding me that I’m known as to measure my life by your faithfulness and never by the obstacles in my life. Assist me search you as I journey by my days, clinging to the reality that you’re main and guiding me. Let me be a lightweight to others, and assist me invite them to see your faithfulness of their tales.
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Chelsey is the voice behind the Dwelling with Much less Podcast and creator of the 52-week devotional Extra of Him, Much less of Me: Dwelling a Christ-centered Life in a Me-centered World. She writes devotions for Lifeway Girls’s Journey Journal, Crosswalk.com, and iBelieve.com. She additionally writes Bible studying plans for the YouVersion Bible App. Chelsey lives in Ohio along with her husband and two kids. You may join along with her on Instagram @chelseydematteis and at her web site ChelseyDeMatteis.com.
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