“2 And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’[a]3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to
Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’[b]—but I did not reveal my name,
Yahweh, to them. 4 And I reaffirmed my covenant with them.
Under its terms, I promised to give
them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners. 5 You can be sure that I have heard the
groans of the people of Israel, who are now slaves to the Egyptians.
And I am well aware of my covenant with them.6 “Therefore, say to the people
of Israel: ‘I am The Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will
rescue you from your slavery in
Egypt. I will redeem you with
a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.7 I will claim
you as my
own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from
your oppression in Egypt. 8 I will bring
you into
the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own
possession. I am the Lord!’” 9 So Moses told the people of
Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused
to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged
by the brutality of their slavery.”
Like many of us today, Bible time
people became discouraged too and since, then we’ve seen that with it negative
reactions accompany that discouragement.
Praise God for HIS all-knowing power that decided to leave for us such
an indelible document for us to go back to as a reference for life. They didn’t have The Bible then, they had “the
Real thing”; history was in the making, and they were an essential for it. Today, because of them, our work has been “cut
out” for us; because though Moses shared with the people what God had said,
they didn’t believe him, and continue to be submitted to the brutality of their
slavery we have seen how that given PROMISE was indeed fulfilled.
IF we place ourselves in the Jewish
people’s shoes, and if you bring that to your life today, it will be easier to
see why they got discouraged and refused to listen; they were oppressed even
more than before, wouldn’t you?! BUT due to the fact that now we can see that
although things could become “worse” for a minute, when GOD promises, HE
fulfills. Now, it’s important that you
keep a close relationship with the Lord to make sure that you ARE where HE
wants you to be at. BECAUSE, otherwise the oppression you might be getting
could be directly correlated to your lack of communication with the Lord and in
straight disobedience to His commands.
Sin is committed when you know to
do something and you ignore it, and do not do it. The Jews had been promised but hadn’t seen
just yet, I’m not saying that was ok, but just that today, we’ve been promised,
and we’ve seen how the promises had been fulfilled, so for us it shouldn’t be
that hard to believe, but only accept that GREATER Love that ONLY a FATHER like
God could offer for HIS children.
Whether we accept it or not is a
personal choice; if we choose not to, then we’ll be walking in sin. But who wouldn’t
want to accept to be blessed?! Because all thru the Bible, GOD had promise us
what HE promised for HIS people then, freedom from oppression, rescue from
slavery, and redemption with great acts of judgment, those are blessings that
NO ONE can purchase not even at the greatest department stores!
Besides the promises given to all
of us children of HIS, I KNOW God had given you personal promises that are “only
for you”. Today, I want you to recall
those promises, and I pray you call upon the name above all names, and ask God
more about it. Ask HIM details of how to
place yourself in the position to receive those promises; ask if there are
things that might be hindering those from coming down. If there are things that you need to let go, pray
for forgiveness and commit yourself to let those things go. Avoid whatever brings you to them, whether is
places, people or things; and afterward, see the Lord manifest in your life
like never before. “God’s way is
perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to
him for protection.”[1]
If a time passes and you still looking
for that promise, repeat the process, and wait for it for although it may
tarry, a promise is a promise and HE who promises, fulfills!!! “For the vision
is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will
not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come…”[2].
“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God,
the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a
thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments”[3]
If you have not receive HIM in
your heart, and are not part of HIS people, now it’s a GREAT time to open your
heart, confess your sins to HIM, and receive Salvation by accepting the GIFT of
HIS SON, sent to die in the cross for our sins.
If you let me know that you’ve accepted HIM, I can send you additional
information on how to keep your new relationship going, and receive HIS
promises for you.
I’m praying for you to fall in
LOVE with JESUS, for it’s the best thing you could ever do!
Have a GREAT day in the Lord!
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