E100 – Reading 18

» Posted by Simon on Feb 22, 2012 in E100 | 0 comments

Moses – Being plagued by doubts?

Exodus 6:28-11:10

When I read this section of scripture I find it very hard to handle. 10 plagues, did our God whom we call loving really cause 10 terrible plagues? I said it was hard to handle. So what can we get out of this reading that may help us.

Firstly, I am always surprised as to how many of us think that God had to bend the will of Pharaoh, to make his heart hard and for him to change his mind so many times. I feel, since we are given free will, that all God had to do was to put the choice in front of Pharaoh, and he choose the ones that went against God’s will, each time.
Isn’t interesting how when ever the situation was back to normal that Pharaoh, back to the way Pharaoh liked it that he no longer felt God was important. I kind of reminds me of the way in which we live our lives. When things are not going well we want God to fix the situation but when the situation is fixed we forget that God had a hand in it and we go back to the way we were before.

God wants us to realise that he is lord over all the earth, Lord of all creation, even of you and me.

Have you ever had a time where you didn’t understand why God has done something, or let something happen?
If you have maybe now is the time to pray for understanding about God big picture, and how you fit into it!