February 22

As we have read about all the plagues and the great wonders God performed in Egypt, it is a bit sobering to know that God will go to great lengths to get His people free. When our Father makes up His mind, He will not relent when it comes to His children – the ones who have made a covenant with Him. The Egyptians were in an unfortunate position. I am not talking about the officials, but the commoner. However we must realize that you are either on God’s side or you stand against Him. The Egyptians stood against the Almighty and His people. The request was simple and the evidence of destruction great! Let my people go! This is the kind of punishment that God brings on those people who won’t let His people go. (That should cause us to be careful not to enslave or control God’s people). I see this as such a story of love and the power of love! God’s heart is to win the heart of His people even though when Moses first went to them, they rejected him. These signs were for all the peoples of the earth as well! He was setting the Israelites free, but He was making His name known in all of the earth so all would come and worship Him! His heart, His love is for His people, but He has made a way for all to become His people.

Psalm 81:15-16 (NIV)
15 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. 16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”