The Bible
– New
Living Translation
6 Like
our ancestors, we have sinned. We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!
7 Our
ancestors in Egypt were not impressed by the Lord’s miraculous deeds. They soon
forgot his many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against him at
the Red Sea.
8 Even
so, he saved them — to defend the honor of his name and to demonstrate his
mighty power.
Thoughts:
I believe that way too often we look down our pious noses and
try to convince ourselves of our greatness, and our sinless lives. Friends,
whenever we feel that boastful and proud again, may I encourage you to look
around and count the family, friends, coworkers or neighbors that have seen
enough of Jesus in us that they have surrendered their lives to Jesus and to
the leadership of His Holy Spirit, because of our actions and/or words. It is
so very easy to look at someone and immediately analyze their problem, without
first acknowledging our own, and seeking forgiveness for our own sin and
littleness. It is unfortunate that we can train pets so well and they can
generally be very obedient, however when it comes to training ourselves to be
obedient to God, our Master, our designer, our Savior and our Friend, we suddenly
take on a superiority complex as if we are in charge. Friends, just as God held
back the Red Sea for our ancestors, why don’t we recognize His awesome intervention
in our lives every day? You see, for our world to be impacted, our friends,
family, coworkers and other contacts must see and hear the evidence of Jesus in
our lives. They will not be impacted simply by us telling them about the
miracles at the Red Sea or how Moses struck the rock with his rod and God
produced water for His people. Our lives and our witness give validity to the
Word of God. It’s the living witness of who God says that He is. Our unsaved
loved ones must see this, friends!
Prayer:
Lord, I am reminded of a story about a man who had a lot of
faith in a friend that he could push a wheelbarrow on a tight rope across the Niagara
Falls. With all that faith, his friend invited him to ride in the wheelbarrow as he
pushed it over the Falls!! This is the type of faith it took for the Israelites
to follow Moses through the bottom of the Red Sea while the waters were rolled
back. We are also faced with similar challenges each day and we make decisions
that prove where our level of faith is. Dear Jesus, I am convinced that others
will not be impacted to follow You if they see doubt in us, and if they see us
living a double life, I pray that You will touch the lives of Your children
today and convict us of our sin and our shortcoming. May we follow You through
the little things and through the major crisis events. Today marks the
anniversary of a terrible disaster here in the USA, a day that showed a lot of
people their need for Your love and Your power. I pray that it will not take
another disaster to draw the people to You, oh Lord, but rather, may they see
Your love and our faith in You so prevalent, that they may be drawn to You, our
Savior and our King. Please touch Your children who claim You as Lord today,
then I ask that You please consider using Your servants to reach others,
because of their faith that might become more and more evident every day. I ask
this in the precious name of Jesus, my Lord and King, AMEN!
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encouragement as you begin, or continue your walk with Jesus. Any words
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