Friday June 16th, 2023
« All the workers you’ve exploited and cheated cry out for judgment. The groans of the workers you used and abused are a roar in the ears of the Master Avenger, the Lord of Sabaoth. »
30 So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
31 Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the Lord as you have said.
32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also.”
33 And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.”
34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
35 Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.
36 And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
Understand:
Whenever we read the story of how God paid the Israelite the arrears of their 430 years of labor, we are understandably excited, but we need to pay close attention to the lessons God is teaching us through it.
The Holy Spirit said in 1 Corinthians 10:11 :
« All these things happened to them as examples, and they were written down as a warning for us. For we live at a time when the end is about to come. »
Those who know the true God of the universe understand that He is a God of justice and equity, and He created us to live accordingly.
In fact, He requires justice and equity not only from mankind but from all His creatures.
For example, when rain falls on the earth, God expects the ground to yield her increase (Leviticus 26:4).
This might be the reason why the Lord cursed the fig tree that was just receiving nutrients from the ground and sapping the energy of the gardener without producing the expected fruit (Mark 11:12-14, 20).
The worst aspect of the Egyptians’ ill-treatment of the Israelite was that they did not pay them any wages; they actually subjected them to forced labor. It’s therefore not surprising that in Exodus 3:7 ESV, God said:
« …I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. »
Thankfully, God made sure that the Egyptians paid in arrears all that they owed the Israelite (Exodus 12:36).
Are you in sorrow as a result of taskmasters dominating your life?
This verse is a message coming from the Lord to reassure you that He sees your plight.
The Lord will hear you as you cry to Him today over those taskmasters in Jesus’ Name.
Beloved, when the Lord is on your side, you will not only win a battle without a fight, you will also gather the spoils of war, just as the Israelite gathered the wealth of the Egyptians in one night.
Moreover, this story also has a serious lesson for tyrant employers of labor. When the Lord begins to fight for the employees you have been exploiting, you will pay in a hurry, and it will be in devastating arrears!
This truth is established in today’s memory verse, and the consequences that follow are clearly stated in James 5:2-3, which says:
« Your treasures have already rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes, your wealth has rusted, and the rust will be evidence against you, as it burns your body like fire….»
If you are guilty of this sin, please repent and restitute your ways without further delay.
Prayer point: Father, please forgive me in any way I have defrauded others, and help me to restitue my ways. Also, let those holding all my wages that have been denied me release them in a hurry.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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