After the plagues of blood, frogs, lice, flies, murrains, and boils, we've come to the 7th plague. Moses met Pharaoh in the morning and again demanded the Hebrews be allowed to leave. Again, he was denied. So, under the leadership of God, Moses told him that the next plague would be a hailstorm like they'd never seen or heard of before. God gave them warning this time, so many of the Egyptian people were spared because they brought their animals in before the hail began. The ones who still thumbed their noses at God left what animals remained in the fields. The hail was so terrible that it was mingled with fire. I can imagine it must have been a storm like none we've ever seen. Not a tree, not a blade of grass was untouched. But, in the land of Goshen, the sun shone brightly.
Just as the Hebrews home was a testimony, our lives should be the same. The Egyptians knew God's faithfulness by looking at God's protection and provision in the Hebrews' suburbs. Think of it as a picture of what our lives ought to look like to the lost world. Egypt is a picture of the world, while Goshen is a picture of the saved. Goshen had the touch of God upon it, while Egypt perished with catastrophe after catastrophe. We ought to shine as brightly as Goshen did.
Scripture Reading for the Day:
Just as the Hebrews home was a testimony, our lives should be the same. The Egyptians knew God's faithfulness by looking at God's protection and provision in the Hebrews' suburbs. Think of it as a picture of what our lives ought to look like to the lost world. Egypt is a picture of the world, while Goshen is a picture of the saved. Goshen had the touch of God upon it, while Egypt perished with catastrophe after catastrophe. We ought to shine as brightly as Goshen did.
Scripture Reading for the Day:
Proverbs 3
Revelation 10
Wonderful analogy. We must let out light shine!
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