A THOUGHT FROM YESTERDAY'S PASSAGE:
In Exodus 11, God tells Moses he is going to bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and Egypt. Many children (as well as many adults for that matter) often wonder why God sent plagues on the whole land. Why not just on Pharaoh? He was the one in charge after all. He was the one not letting the people free from slavery. Why did all of Egypt have to be affected? Well, first you have to understand that even the Egyptians had a chance to turn away from Pharaoh's rule and believe God's warning. And some of them did! But also, we need to remember God's design.
In Genesis, when God created humanity, He gave them dominion over all other things he had made. He created humans to rule over the world by caring for it. When Adam and Eve failed at that task and sought to rule in their own way, they didn't just break their own hearts. They didn't even just break humanity, they broke the whole way the world works. It is like when there is a tiny crack in a bowl of water. The water begins to leak and make a mess. And if there is enough water in the bowl, eventually the weight of the water will shatter the bowl completely. Man's ways of ruling apart from God just don't work.
But there is good news in this design as well. In the same way that the curse which came into human hearts through Adam and Eve's sin affects all creation, so God's promise to defeat the curse extends to ALL of creation! This is why we hear God promising that he won't simply save the Isralites from slavery, but he will deliver them with gold and silver and bread and cattle and whatever they need plus more! The promise of God is that by his power he will restore ALL of creation! He will drive out all forces opposed to Him and His ways completely.
The Israelites were delivered as God promised. And from the Isralite line, Jesus descended. And Jesus did battle with an enemy greater than Pharaoh - the enemy of the whole human race: death. And Jesus won! This is why we sing his praises. This is why we listen to his word and obey his commands. Jesus is the one who is leading all people who believe him out of our slavery to sin and death and into a completely renewed creation.
King Jesus, help me to trust you. Even when life seems to be raining plagues all around me. Help me to believe and rest in your promise to keep me safe and drive out all that is opposed to you.
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MEMORY CORNER
BIBLE VERSE: “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:2-3
CHILDREN'S CATECHISM QUESTIONS:
Q: Name the 5 books of the Law?
A: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. |
Q: Name the 5 Old Testament books of History
A: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. |
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HYMN OF THE MONTH:
"O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer"
by Sovereign Grace Music
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HYMN OF THE SERMON SERIES:
"I Am The Lord, Your God"
based on Isaiah 43
Click here to read the lyrics and here to listen and practice singing.
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