Trust God and Step out in Faith

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Trust God and Step out in Faith

Date: Sep. 17, 2015

Passage

Exodus 11:1-10 (ESV)

1 The LORD said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. 2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry.” 3 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.

4 So Moses said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, 5 and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. 6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. 7 But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’ 8 And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. 9 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 11:1

1 The LORD said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely.

First, God calls his people to act in faith (1-3). Egypt had now become a total disaster zone, but one more plague would strike. Before this happened, the Hebrew slaves needed to step out in faith and ask their Egyptian neighbors for silver and gold. They were oppressed by their neighbors and now they were to ask for their wealth! It took faith to step out like this. But they believed God was with them and going on ahead of them, fulfilling his word.

Second, never remain stubborn to the bitter end (4-10). Moses gave Pharaoh the final, ominous word of the Lord, warning Pharaoh that all the firstborn sons of Egypt would die. The Israelites, however, would be protected. Moses was angry because he knew that all of this suffering was unnecessary. It was brought on by those who refused to bend their

knee to the demands of God. He reflected God's righteous anger.

Prayer: Lord, I come to you for forgiveness and grace and restoration. Be the king of my life. Help me to live by faith even when it is difficult.

One Word: Soften our hearts to the word of God

“look, I Am Coming Soon”

Revelation 22:10-21

Key Verse: 22:12

“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.

Today's Question

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