January 23 - Ex. 6-8; Luke 23

Scripture: Exodus 6:1Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country."

EX 6:2 God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them. 4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as aliens. 5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.

EX 6:6 "Therefore, say to the Israelites: `I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.' "

Observation: In this passage of scripture it is CLEAR who is causing the action, who is in control. Yahweh is the God who was and is faithful and personally present to fulfill the covenant he had made. For years the people of God had lived with the covenants being promises for the future, this was the time they were to be fulfilled as promised.


Application: I love the strength of this passage of scripture. We worship a God who is worthy of our honor and praise. We worship a powerful God, a God deserving our fear. We worship a God who is trustworthy and cares for us. With all this in mind my key application is that I want to grow in my understanding of the character of God. As I know more about Him, I love Him more and want to know more about Him. It is a very positive cycle that I want to nourish.

Prayer: Creator God, I thank you for your wisdom and knowledge and all that you are. You are glorious beyond my ability to comprehend. I thank you for sharing glimpses of that with me. I pray that all that I do reflects your character. Amen.