Exodus 7-12

 Day 33

Exodus 7-12

Exodus 10:3

³ So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me?

Have you ever felt like nothing is going right for you?  Does it ever seem like you see others being blessed, but you feel like you are being cursed?  You probably know exactly how the king of Egypt felt!

It’s very simple.  When we refuse to listen to God’s commands we open ourselves up to get what’s coming to us.  In other words, we open ourselves up to getting what we deserve!

We can’t blame God when those bad things occur…  If your parent tells you not to play in traffic and what might happen to you if you play in traffic and you do it anyway.  Is it your parents fault if you get ran over?  It’s the same way with God.  His word tells us what His boundaries are and if we stay within those boundaries of His word we are safe. Once we get outside of those boundaries; you get the picture…

So the question is…  WHAT IS YOUR BREAKING POINT?  How many times does God have to tell you to do something before you give in to His wishes…?  Each time he has to tell you he is going to do a little bit more to get your attention!    

*It could be just a sign from God – Exodus 7:10

¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials and it became a snake.

*It might be God taking away your comfort – Exodus 7:20-21
²⁰ Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood. ²¹ The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.

*It could be God is going to make your efforts fruitless – Exodus 8:24

²⁴ And the LORD did this. Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials, and throughout Egypt the land was ruined by the flies.

*It could be that God will make it cost you something – Exodus 9:3

³ the hand of the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses and donkeys and camels and on your cattle and sheep and goats.

*It could be that God will take away your health – Exodus 9:10

¹⁰ So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on men and animals.

*It could be God will send a natural disaster – Exodus Chapter 10

God sent hail and locusts

*It could be God will send death – Exodus Chapter 11:4-5

⁴ So Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. ⁵ Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well.

Personally I wound not want to be the stubborn guy when it comes to listening to God!  God does not change!  We must keep this in mind when He asks us to be obedient…