January 24th - Ex. 9-11, Luke 24

Scripture: Exodus 11:4 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, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. 6 There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt--worse than there has ever been or ever will be again. 7 But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any man or animal.' Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8 All these officials of yours will come to me, bowing down before me and saying, `Go, you and all the people who follow you!' After that I will leave." Then Moses, hot with anger, left Pharaoh.

Observation: Sometimes God is subtle in getting people's attention. Other times he's not, like in this passage. God will get Pharaoh's attention!

It is also interesting to see that Moses leaves angry. It is proper to be angered by things that are evil. Moses understands the great waste that is about to happen.

Application: I need to be wary that my heart might become hardened against the will of God. I need to keep myself in His Word so that I may know his will. I also need to pay attention to that which is evil and treat it as evil.

Prayer: God I pray for discernment so that I may see what is evil and call it for what it is. May I be called among those who are faithful to you, not among those whose hearts are hardened against you. I praise you for being a powerful, awesome and loving God. Amen