January 12, 2010
Oh my goodness, Oh My Goodness, OH MY GOODNESS!! Where do I start? There is a new king and he doesn't know Joseph or what he did. He becomes fearful that the Israelites were too many and too powerful. So out of his fear he decides to deal shrewdly with them, to be proactive, to make plans against them. All motivated by fear.
We have experienced this exact same thing. "The storm!" On one hand, more and more pressure was put on us. And on the other hand, just like God did with the Israelites, the more pressure that was put on us the more God blessed us. God provides, sustains, and incredibly BLESSES even in the midst of (or in spite of) the storms in our lives.
When actions are motivated by fear IT CAN NEVER be of the Lord.
The Hebrew nurses refused to obey the king and kill the boys because they feared God—not man. Fear (respect) for the Lord is the only good fear. God blessed the Hebrew women and God has blessed us. Those who try to persecute you cannot circumvent God's will.
Genesis 50:20 - "You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done."
Psalm 140:9 - "Those around me have planned trouble. Now let it come to them."
Next Entry: Exodus 1:1 – 4:31 (Continued)
Oh my goodness, Oh My Goodness, OH MY GOODNESS!! Where do I start? There is a new king and he doesn't know Joseph or what he did. He becomes fearful that the Israelites were too many and too powerful. So out of his fear he decides to deal shrewdly with them, to be proactive, to make plans against them. All motivated by fear.
We have experienced this exact same thing. "The storm!" On one hand, more and more pressure was put on us. And on the other hand, just like God did with the Israelites, the more pressure that was put on us the more God blessed us. God provides, sustains, and incredibly BLESSES even in the midst of (or in spite of) the storms in our lives.
When actions are motivated by fear IT CAN NEVER be of the Lord.
The Hebrew nurses refused to obey the king and kill the boys because they feared God—not man. Fear (respect) for the Lord is the only good fear. God blessed the Hebrew women and God has blessed us. Those who try to persecute you cannot circumvent God's will.
Genesis 50:20 - "You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done."
Psalm 140:9 - "Those around me have planned trouble. Now let it come to them."
Next Entry: Exodus 1:1 – 4:31 (Continued)
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