Omnipotence

THE BASIS FOR MOSES' BOLDNESS

Moses had to wonder how would it go when he and Aaron
finally walked into the presence of Pharaoh. After all,
Pharaoh could have him imprisoned or put to death for
creating civil unrest. He might just dismiss him and someone
of little consequence.

Either Moses was a complete idiot, or he knew what people of
faith know in our day. He was called by God, and He was
promised that the Almighty would be with him. He could rely
on the power of the Creator of the universe to see that the
mission he was given would be carried out.

Despite this wonderful support, Moses was going to learn in
a hurry that just because he was on God's mission with God's
support did not mean that things would go smoothly. The
enemy of mankind never gives up easily in his attempt to
prevent God's plan of redemption taking place.

There is a good reason for the Almighty to allow Satan's
opposition. If we never encountered difficulties too great
for us, we would begin to think that we were the ones that
did marvelous things. When we encounter those overwhelming
moments when we feel hopeless, we learn what it means to
turn to the Lord God for the strength and guidance that we
need. This is what Moses did time and again.

Slowly, Moses discovered a new strength and courage because
he began to realize that he was not the primary force. He
was only the representative of God. He was to follow the
timing of God, and he was to act only as the representative
of God. When Pharaoh actually punished the people Moses was
to set free, when the Israelites turned on him saying, Let
the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us
abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his
servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us, Moses
must have felt tested more than ever, but still he went to
the Lord for his comfort and strength.

It seemed a little daring for him to say, Lord, why have You
brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me?
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has
done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your
people at all. He probably felt like saying, "See, I told
you this would happen." We should be understanding of Moses
at this point. He was only human like us when we tend to get
upset with God for letting things go sour even when we have
prayed for help. He even acted like he was smarter than God
-- "See I told you this would happen." He acted like this
because he was completely stymied and did not know what he
could do about the people rebelling against him.

What a powerful lesson this part in Exodus offers us. It was
not possible for Moses to be God's leader for these people
till he hit this low point in his life. Only when he learned
to wait on the Lord, to learn what God had in mind for him
and his people was he ready for the next step -- leading
them into the wilderness.

There were ten plagues that G-d used to make Pharaoh
compliant, but we are going to touch on a few of them. When
Moses was told by G-d to turn the rivers into blood, it
sounded pretty amazing. The magicians of Pharaoh brought
some of their own water and turned it into blood. (They
could not turn the rivers into blood since this had already
happened. Never understand the power of Satan who can do
wonders up to a point, but God knew all that was going to
take place. He would show Pharaoh and his magicians that
their tricks were limited compare to His great power.

God commanded Moses to throw dust into the air so the whole
land of Egypt would be covered with lice except for Goshen
where the Israelites lived. Finally, the magicians finally
faced the reality that they were mere human beings whose
tricks could not match the power of the Omnipotent One, the
God of Israel. They had to inform Pharaoh that this was the
finger of God. They begged Pharaoh to send the people of
Israel out of the land lest Egypt even be destroyed.

Talk time to read the Exodus, chapters 4 through 12 to
review all that took place before the Almighty brought
Pharaoh to his knees. There it was impossible to deny that
it was G-d's word, G-d's power that finally set Israel free
from slavery.

God had warned Moses, "Pharaoh will not heed you, so that
My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” So Moses
and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the Lord
hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of
Israel go out of his land. (Exodus 11:9-10) Pharaoh was not
the only one to learn this lesson. All the surrounding
nations saw what the Omnipotent One was doing. They in turn
told other nations near them about this wonder. No wonder
the nations in the Promised Land trembled when Israel
finally arrived to claim the land that the Lord promised to
give them. If their G-d could crush Egypt, He would easily
defeat them.

The final plague was too much! G-d sent the Avenger, the
angel of death, to take the life of the first-born of the
Egyptians while sparing the Israelites who followed His
word. Now, the Almighty was ready to begin His lessons for
His Chosen people.

Lord, help me to remember I am merely your child,loved and
cherished by You. May I learn what it means to acknowledge
You as King, submit to Your Word, and by your grace learn
the meaning of obedience to the King of Kings. Amen.



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