Thursday March 21st, 2024
« And Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, nor will I let Israel go.” »
1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”
5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
6 Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
8 So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
10 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”
14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
І have often told my children that the strength of any statement or promise should be measured based on the identity of the speaker.
Therefore, when the Bible in Philippians 4:19KJV says, “But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus”, the right response would be to check the identity of the One speaking.
If God is to supply your needs according to His riches in glory and He is the controller of the whole universe, then you know that you are in for something great.
When the Lord of hosts, the One who has never lost any war says in Isaiah 54:17NKJV that
« No weapon formed against you shall prosper… »
you can relax and take His word as a guaranteed insurance cover.
When the One who neither slumbers nor sleeps promises to watch over you and your family, you can confidently rest on His promise.
Whatever comes out of the mouth of the One that is greater than the greatest, older than the oldest, richer than the richest, and wiser than the wisest, should be considered trustworthy, reliable and dependable.
The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJV
« For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us »
Also, Psalm 119:89 GWT says
« O LORD, your word is established in heaven forever »
Many kings and powerful individuals who took it upon themselves to speak arrogantly against God and His people in the past all ended up regretting their foolish utterances.
- Pharaoh perished in the Red Sea (Exodus 14),
- Herod was eaten by worms (Acts 12:23),
- Nebuchadnezzar was debased and dethroned until he confessed that the Most High God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over the kingdom whomsoever He would (Daniel 5:21).
We need to ask about the personality behind whatever we hear before acting on it.
More importantly, we need to find out the source of teachings and prophetic utterances these days, before acting on or even sharing them on social media.
However, once confirmed, we should not hesitate to do according to God’s word, no matter how illogical it may seem.
Believe God and His prophets and it shall be well with you (2 Chronicles 20:20).
Prayer focus – Father, please let Your word be my only guide in life, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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