September 2 – Exodus 12:33-36
The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste.
For they said, “We shall all be dead.” The people took their dough before
it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their cloaks on their
shoulders. The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them,
for they had asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for
clothing. And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight
of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they
plundered the Egyptians.
How quickly things changed for Pharaoh, the Egyptians, and the Israelites. These verses share how the Egyptians were
URGENT in sending out the Israelites because they feared they too would
die. God indeed blessed the Israelites
with silver, gold, clothes, and items to sustain them. He recognized their obedience, and the
scripture says He showed them favor.
Change…how quickly life can change with us also.
Think of a time when life caught you by surprise with a sudden
change. Did you find yourself reacting on
bended knees and calling out to God for help?
Or did you find yourself lost, wondering how you’d manage life as you
tried to navigate forward? Matthew 28:20 says, “For lo, I am with you always”. This was Jesus’ promise to us.
www.christianity.com>bible says, “He is with
us always through the presence of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is constantly and fully present with
us. We are blessed to know that not only
is He with us, but He also lives in us and works through us.”
How can you let Jesus live through you even in the midst of sudden unexpected life
changing experiences?
