Good morning!
Once again, God will go to great lengths to make Himself known. In these chapters, God continued to use His wondrous power to make Himself known to the people of Egypt. Not only that, He tells the Israelites to tell their children of His amazing acts in the future, as well. We can see here how God opposed the proud (Pharaoh) but gave grace to the humble (Moses). I’ve said it before, but it is worth repeating, that humility is a 6:33 trait.
Here are the 6:33 points: Chapter 10: A) Moses and Aaron continue to obey God, though it has to be uncomfortable to keep going back to Pharaoh. B) Pharaoh admitted he had sinned and asked for forgiveness. This would have been a 6:33 trait if it had come from true repentance and not an attempt to manipulate God. C) Moses appealed to God and He removed the locusts.
Chapter 11: A) Because Moses obeyed God, God gave him favor even with the Egyptian people – he was highly regarded. B) Moses had righteous anger because Pharaoh wouldn’t listen to God.
Chapter 12: A) Telling our children what God has done: leaving a legacy. B) The people bowed down and worshiped. C) Obedience – They did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron. This is stated twice in this chapter.
We see Pharaoh begin to bend and then finally break. After several of the plagues that we’ve read about, we see that Pharaoh wanted to let them go his own way, instead of surrendering to God’s way. We see where he told them they could sacrifice within the land and another time where they could go but not very far away. During the plague of locusts, he told them only the men could go and not the women and children. At the same time, during the ninth plague of darkness, he said all the people could go, but the livestock had to stay there. His hard heart wouldn’t allow him to see that God cannot be manipulated and doesn’t make deals. It is not until the final plague, the death of the firstborn that Pharaoh appears to finally break and tells them to all go and worship God, along with their livestock.
I don’t know about you, but there have been times I have thought my way was best. There have been times I wanted to be in control and have things done the way I wanted to do them. When it comes to God, He is always good and always perfect and His ways are always right. We should never doubt Him. We may not understand, but that’s where faith comes in. If I had been Moses or Aaron, I might have begun to question my own sanity to keep going back to Pharaoh so many times. Let’s face it, they knew he at least had the earthly authority to have them killed, but they put fear aside and were obedient to what God was calling them to do. Anyway, my point is, a 6:33 life is one of full obedience. We don’t get to do it our way. This isn’t Burger King. We serve the King of kings and Lord of lords who makes the rules and has our best interest in mind. His way is always best, so we shouldn’t want our own way. We need to stop being control freaks and be surrender freaks. Hey… maybe I just coined a new phrase.
Blessings to each of you as you surrender fully to the King and follow His ways!
Operation 6:33 