September 1 - Exodus 12: 29-32
At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in the land of
Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the
firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the
livestock. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his
servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for
there was not a house where someone was not dead. Then he summoned
Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Up, go out from among my people, both
you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as you have
said. Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be
gone, and bless me also!”
I can not fathom the horror of this event that took place at midnight in these
scriptures at God’s hand. As we reflect
on these verses, we can take joy and comfort in the fact that God’s promises
are true and unfailing. Yet what a price
Pharaoh and the Egyptians paid for Pharaoh’s selfishness, pride and brutality
over the people of Israel.
Do you suffer from selfishness, pride, harshness or unkindness? How do these attributes affect others around
you…your family, your friends, your workplace, your church, your Christian
witness? Pray today that God will begin
a work in you to bring forth humility, kindness, and selflessness in your
character.
