Passage
Exodus 8:20-32 (ESV)
The Church in Antioch
Acts 11:19-30
Key Verse: 11:26
The Distinction Leads People to God
Date: Sep. 13, 2015
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 8:22
First, flies were everywhere but not in Goshen (20-30). Pharaoh refused to repent and so God sent swarms of flies to plague Egypt, but protected his people. God makes a distinction between those who are in him and those who are not. He does that so it is clear who hold the keys of salvation. We must allow God to make our lives different from the world. Then the world will know that they can trust the Lord. They will see how God is with his people.
Second, repent to please God and not just get relief (25-32). Pharaoh sought a compromise. Moses prayed and the flies left. But Pharaoh was not sincere. He reneged on his promise. When people are in a crunch, they promise many things to be set free. But when their suffering has abated, they turn back and forget God's grace. But God seeks people who repent because they seek to please the Lord. Then the difference faith makes will become clear. God's light will shine in the dark.
Prayer: Lord, May your presence in our lives show the world that you alone hold the keys of salvation.
One Word: Let God make you different
