Sandy Situations

Righteous actions will produce godly fruit. This is why Jesus says, "You will know them by their fruits" Matthew 7:16: You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn-bushes or figs from thistles?

The fruits of a person's life will show what a person believes, producing in him a resolution that his actions are God-ordered and he dare not turn aside or change them.  Moses was sent by God to the Hebrew nation for a deliverance. And he did take that step forward but not in God’s timing. Exodus 2:11-15 NKJV Now it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?” 14 Then he said, “Who made you a prince and judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!” 15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.

In that reading of the Exodus, you find Moses jumping the gun so to speak and actually killing a man and then hiding him in the desert sand. Yeah, this dead Egyptian would not stay covered up, no matter how much sand Moses put upon that dead person! Moses leaves quickly from that place that he has known as home among the Egyptians for years.

We know of Moses first years among the Egyptians that he was cared for by his own mother when taken in by Pharaoh’s daughter. His life was spared! And his mother had daily opportunities to give him detail of the God they served! The time with his own mother most likely covered about 35 years. He was raised in royalty, and he rode out on the finest chariots. He would have had the best of the best in clothing, education and friends. A trip down the Nile would prove a vessel worthy to carry Pharaoh’s own family.

As a member of Pharaoh’s family, he would have been instructed in many subjects like that of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, music, and art.  Whatever he learned, God knew well that this young man’s steps had been ordered to walk for the purpose God set for him.

 Moses did find his “real” position when he spent time in the wilderness. It was many events that occurred to change the man’s life for the true and not the false! Moses would be refined in the wilderness, where his character would shine for God. His humility would help others to see the way of life in God and to be an influence.

By killing the Egyptian, he only proved he had anger issues against a group of people. When he would go through that “wilderness process” that anger would be changed to confidence in God who would handle the situation: sand or no sand!

And here in the wilderness, Moses would meet God face to face: Acts 7:30-32 NKJV And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord (Jesus) appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai. 31 When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him, 32 saying, “ I am the God of your fathers----the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’”  And Moses trembled and dared not look.

The fugitive from Pharaoh’s court and an exile in a faraway place of family, Moses had come home to God. Submitting to God’s plan, he is set apart for that good thing in God, and walking those Hebrews through a desert would take someone who put time in that desert! And would you consider this would be forty years ahead of Moses, Aaron and those who would survive that wilderness adventure!

 Oppression will move people! You could see that in the book of Acts where Stephen talks about the Hebrews under that condemnation.  Moses born to Jewish parents, reared in a luxury of Egyptian education had to run for his life and in the process found he got to the place where he could be a part of God’s plan for the Hebrew nation. God had affirmed Moses to lead the captives out of Egypt and it was going to take some confidence in God, a voice and a faithful step forward with every command that God gave him to fulfill.

When Moses tried to relieve the oppression of the Israelite's in his own strength forty years before, nothing happened. He ran to do the work of the Lord, but God was not in it.

I wonder how many run to do something and God is not in it! What Moses did in his first 40 years proved futile in his own strength. We can learn new subjects: like learn a new language, maybe take up drafting or architectural design or even become a first responder as a firefighter, or police officer. Still, what you have in you must align with God and His purpose for you in His kingdom. We have all heard of some doing a great work, a person noble and pure in heart but all their efforts fell short or completely ineffective because God was not in it with them!

You can hear many individuals and couples who take off for the far coasts of foreign countries only to find that noble and pure heart aged them in their minds, their bodies and wore a hole in their pocketbook or savings account!

Moses had a “fear of the Lord”. You can see it in everything he speaks to with Pharaoh. Moses took God into account in every action! Moses would encounter the very kingdom he was raised in. He would come back to those leading and the Pharaoh he would meet with, would be the one who had a plague of the heart. Pharaoh served many gods. His heart was set on creatures on the earth that had everything to do with the great Nile River. 

Moses was called and then sent to free the Hebrews from the Egyptian slavery:

 Exodus 5:2…2 Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go." NIV    Looking at the face off of Moses and Aaron with Pharaoh, we find the plagues were presented against the those who dealt in idolatry. Egypt had many gods !

  Exodus and Chapter 7:  the first plague was water turned to blood.

Exodus 7:14-18 NKJV  15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. 16 And you shall say to him, 'The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness"; but indeed, until now you would not hear! 17 Thus says the LORD: "By this you shall know that I am the LORD. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink the water of the river." ' "

 a.    the Nile became as blood

b.    fish died and the river smelled terrible.

c.    the people had no drinkable water or useable water.

d.   The Egyptian false god offended……probably Hapi (the spirit of the Nile, (Khnum , guardian of the Nile)

 

Announcements were made only in plagues, one and two, four and five, seven and eight to Pharaoh. But three, six and nine came without warning.

 In the reading of Exodus we see each plague was directed against those things that the Egyptians worshiped.

In the plague 2 of the frogs, the marshes of the Nile have a great amount that fill that area, but even in this, the frogs were found in the fields, courtyards, and even in the bedrooms! One frog hopping away from you might be cute, but many hopping toward you, in your home and one your bed is no way cute nor is it funny!

In the plague 6 of the boils,…this was aimed at the commercial and artistic wealth of Egypt at that time. The first started at the river and now industry was a source of trouble for the Egyptians.

The ninth plague was darkness………experiencing the darkness………that wraps itself around you……..the commentaries write that they thought it was one of the fiercest of sandstorms in that area ……Yes, have you seen those Haboobs ( those violent dust storms like in the Middle East, Africa and even Arizonia and New Mexico)?

Plague 10 was the death of the firstborn……of man and beast…….again this is related to idol worship.

THE PLAGUES OF THE HEART…………where do we stand in all of this? Do we harden our hearts when God refers to correcting us?

Because like Moses, he had to come under God’s leadership in his character, his humility and influence. Moses had started out like he was in charge, took another man and killed him.

Here we see Pharaoh had a hardened heart. He wanted things done his way. Exodus 5:2…2 Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go." NIV

Pharaoh was considered to be the embodiment of the god Horus, king of the gods of the earth. The fortified city of which he called home, was also home to a great garrison of soldiers and charioteers. Even their horses were the Arabian, that was bred for endurance in harsh dry climates like the Egyptian desert!

But even in all the wealth seen in this great fortress, from the wines to special desserts, and fabulous dressing gowns, diseases were rampant and many people died. No incantations could be done……..there was no cure! Was it possible that their idolatry gave way to a plague of their heart?

For every step Moses took side by side with God and Aaron, Moses held onto to every word God spoke. He obeyed everything given him. Even in the wilderness way, Moses faith was in God. Found in Exodus 13:17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt?” 18 So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under a solemn oath, saying, “God will surely visit you and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.” 20 So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. 22 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.

A man of the wilderness, who most likely knew this way too, but did not quarrel over it with God, but went as he and Aaron were told. They all went up in orderly ranks, not as fleeing people, like Moses had once done, but now in order, a people in a fighting formation, they are led in a direction where there is the lesser armed resistance.

In Exodus 14, it is God who delivered the Hebrew nation. It was Pharaoh who was afraid Israel would turn and fight them. But in truth, it was something greater that would occur. God the Lord would fight for Israel and fight against Egypt for them. It is seen in Exodus 14:13-14, Exodus 14:14, 25 that they would see the works of God in their favor. The Egyptians would know God as Yahweh! Exodus 4:4, 7:3-5, Exodus 14:4, and Exodus 14:15-18.

What started out as a sandy situation turned after many decades of learning to follow. Being ready to see God and know when He is present sets us in a motion of knowing God is real, He is powerful and His is to “be feared”.  For without a fear of the Lord everything falls apart. YOU may have the Holy Spirit in your life, but without fearing God the Lord, He will not be there in that wisdom and understanding, that council and might, nor that knowledge because the fear of the Lord is absent from us!

I like what Oswald Chambers wrote............ Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest.. If we have never had the experience of taking our commonplace religious shoes off our commonplace religious feet, and getting rid of all the undue familiarity with which we approach God, it is questionable whether we have ever stood in His Presence. The people who are flippant and familiar are those who have never yet been introduced to Jesus Christ. After the amazing delight and liberty of realizing what Jesus Christ does, comes the impenetrable darkness of realizing Who He is.

 Yes, there is that darkness, it is realizing Him the majesty of heaven, the victorious One sent from heaven and returned for the glory of God the Father. What I have learned from Moses' life is that you will have to stand with God and that which you will most likely stand against will be where you were raised, believe for and with whom you most likely befriended, but in the end, it is to be all God or it is all of absolute nothing!

May each of us be God’s instruments that will develop a community that lives right, where we communicate His love to others being submitted to His plan in that love, respect and honor to Him first and then to others. Setting priorities in place to be followers of Jesus, we choose to align ourselves with His Word that speaks and directs us to the Kingdom of God that is endless, blessed, and active. Now thanks be to YOU, Father Who always causes us to triumph in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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The Exodus is No Myth

Psalm 105:37 He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes. 

God brought them out with wealth!

We are told of the Hebrew nation, that when Moses brought them out of Egypt there was none feeble among them. That meant that the ‘older citizens’ had good health. They did not require walkers or any other device for aiding their ability to exit the bondage of Egypt! And in other passages, their feet did not swell even though they walked many miles daily!  Nehemiah 9:21 Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. 22 Moreover You gave them kingdoms and nations, and divided them into districts. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. 23 You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land which You had told their fathers to go in and possess.

Today, I hear people call this Exodus of the Hebrew nation out of an Egyptian culture an actual myth! Really, and do they not know or even venture to see the actual place where the Hebrew nation crossed the Red Sea and where the wheels of the chariots fell off when the high waves of water came back forcibly to earth. Those broken chariots actually lie today beneath the waters of that “crossing” never to be used again against another. In that region coral has built homes for marine life on those big wheels once decorated for Pharaoh and his use. Yes, that which served Pharaoh once is found to serve the small marine life that lives below in those depths this day. There are documentaries that show that, but you have to go to where people give truth and not lies.

I could not but think of these people and the many that had left the clutches of a Pharaoh to go to the land God promised them when the temperatures were really hot during the day and really cool at night. I cannot  but think of nothing else how they came across desert and had almighty God for their light at night and a cloud of protection. It was He who quenched their thirst in the dryness of a barren land they crossed.  Nehemiah 9:19-20 Yet in Your manifold mercies You did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, to lead them on the road; nor the pillar of fire by night; to those them light, and the way they should go. 20 You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.

Even though many did not take the land promised serious, yet Joshua and Caleb did! And in that quest of land by faith, they took possession. Nehemiah 9:24 So the people went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they wished. 25 And they took strong cities and a rich land, and possess houses full of all goods, cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and grew fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness.

Those who began the trek out of Egypt fell in the desert due to unbelief with no trust in God! Those who had been born out in that forty years of wandering were those who would be willing to go into Canaan land in the time that they grew to adults and settle in what was promised to their parents.  In the New Testament, the book of Hebrews reveal a “hall of Faith”. Hebrews 11: 20-29  Amp. Bible  20 [with eyes of] faith Isaac, looking far into the future, invoked blessings upon Jacob and Esau. 21 [Prompted] by faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in prayer over the top of his staff.

22 [Actuated] by faith Joseph, when nearing the end of his life, referred to [the promise of God for] the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt & gave instructions concerning the burial of his own bones. 23[ Prompted ] by faith Moses, after his birth, was kept concealed for three months by his parents, because they saw how comely the child was; & they were not overawed & terrified by the king’s decree.  They were not moved by him…   

24 [Aroused] by faith Moses, when he had grown to maturity & become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 because he preferred to share the oppression [suffer the hardships] & bear the shame of the people of God rather than to have the fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life.  26 He considered the contempt & abuse & shame [borne for] the Christ (the Messiah Who was to come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward & away to the reward (recompense),

Hebrews 11:27 [Motivated] by faith he left Egypt behind him, being un-awed & undismayed by the wrath of the king; for he never flinched but held staunchly to his purpose & endured steadfastly as one who gazed on Him Who is invisible. 28 By faith (simple trust & confidence in God ) he instituted & carried out the Passover & the sprinkling of the blood [on the doorposts], so that the destroyer of the firstborn (the angel) might not touch those [of the children of Israel].

 29 [Urged on] by faith the people crossed the Red Sea as [though] on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed by [by the sea]. 

It is always God who calls us out of bondage to that which is life in Him. It is coming out of disorder into an ordered life that is peace and safety in God. It is a land of peace. And in that peace, ‘Shalom’, is nothing missing, nothing lacking, and nothing broken. Biblical Christianity is always up front and personal….in the FACE to FACE presence with God and with people. But new technologies are allowing us to ‘dial down’ that up close human contact! Today wemask,  have even been dialed further down by those who choose to fight against God by making many wear masks. So communicating by appearance with a mask on your face might seem unnecessary and just wrong, but God expects us to have confidence in Him whatever the trial. And if it needs to be removed, then He will certainly reveal that mask will disappear.

Moses was one who was born a Hebrew but lived out the first part of his life as an Egyptian. He was even one who wore that black liner on the eyes and he was seen as a son of a Pharaoh, one with wealth and influence. Still within his blood and heart was one who was to lead the Hebrew nation out of the clutches of such a rule. He saw the Hebrew people badly persecuted. He saw hostile attitudes, and violent reactions, and we too can face those things at times. But God still rules!

It is God WHO desires each of us to have an inexhaustible faith by speaking to encourage & warn in the face of any conflict or persecution.  Our lives are to be that of faith that is alive, seen as active & always on call! A life that responds to what the occasion demands should appear as on time, in order & right to the point. In this walk one can encounter hostile attitude, possible violent reaction, forcing mask protection, but we should be inclined to act for God that calls us to do something for His glory. God is not a myth nor is the Exodus of the Hebrew nation one. The Bible reveals what happened to a ruler like Pharaoh who worshiped the most odd things and ended up as the last plague dealt with. Yikes!

 With Warning & Without Warning: Announcement was made only in plagues numbering one & two, four & five, seven & eight to Pharaoh. But three, six and nine came without warning.

1  In the reading of Exodus we see each plague was directed against those things that the Egyptians worshiped.

2   In the plague 2 of the frogs, the marshes of the Nile have a great amount that fill that area, but even in this, the frogs were found in the fields, courtyards, and even in the bedrooms! Pharaoh begs relief….

3  In the plague 6 of the boils,…this was aimed at the commercial and artistic wealth of Egypt . The first plague started at the river & now industry was a source of trouble for the Egyptians.

4  In plague 7 of the hail Pharaoh begs relief, promises freedom but hardens even further

5  In plague 8 of the Locusts: Pharaoh bargains; begs relief but hardens his heart further

6  The ninth plague was darkness………experiencing the darkness………that wraps itself around you……..the commentaries write that they thought it was one of the fiercest of sandstorms in that area ……Pharaoh again tries to bargain but hardens his heart

7   Plague of the  gnats/lice number 3, boils number 6 & darkness number 9 came without warning.

Plague 10 was the death of the firstborn…… Pharaoh begged Israel to leave Egypt ( Exodus 12:31-33)  and upon changing his mind, Pharaoh chased after them with his many men  and fine chariots, but their life ended in the watery grave. Exodus 14: 23 and the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaohs’ horses, his chariots and his horsemen. 24 Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the LORD looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud,  and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. 25 And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.” 26 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots and on their horsemen.” 27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of the remained.

Exodus 15: 19 For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the mist of the sea.

Pharaoh had the opportunity to change his mind for good but continued in the disordered love in a disordered desire for loving something else more than knowing God and loving Him. If we are truly with God, abiding in Him, then our trust is that He is taking us where we really will thrive for His glory and not ours. If we truly trust, then our faith is to be healthy and stay healthy. We go into the land that is peace, and where we become all that He planned for us from the foundation of the world!

To me, Moses inspired others! What a relationship he had with God. Joshua is one who was inspired by the life of Moses. For he certainly continued to move into the promise land when Moses had died. We should not be backing up to try to capture last year, but continue in that with the Holy Spirit that is guidance and comfort for this day and this hour! May we prompt others to join us in this walk of faith that is one of adventure in Him, where faith is seen and joy is heard!  Because what others may deem as ordered and desired, yet God calls it disordered love in a disordered desire for something else, He will see it gets changed and He will do it! Amen!    

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An Hysterical Marker

In the early part of this morning, I was remembering these long walks my husband and I would take when we lived in rural Wyoming. We lived in area much like where we live today, but the main road through the tiny hamlet allowed people to walk on the wide shoulder of a very wide two lane road. We had moved to the area when our daughter was about to turn nine years old. We had lived what was considered "town" with all the major attractions like MacDonald's and a K-Mart.
Living out and away from the "congested" part of town and the crossroads to America, we liked the quiet life in the country community. Our walks took us out to the historical marker outside of the tiny hamlet. It was exactly a six mile walk and in that we could easily claim the 12 mile accomplished in about an hours time.
While my husband worked, I remained home to see our daughter was on the bus for her ride to the next little hamlet for school. When the breakfast dishes had been cleaned up and the beds made, I would suit up for a cold brisk walk with two lady friends to that historical marker. So, regularly I was marking out a path of exercise to keep my body healthy.
On our drive out of the "tiny hamlet" one day, not long after we had moved there, our daughter exclaimed we were passing that "hysterical marker". I corrected her, speaking out loud "historical marker." She asked what the difference was in the two words.
Trying to turn toward her from the front seat, I explained the difference. My husband just laughed quietly, but I continued on with explaining the difference.
The meaning of hysterical is out of control emotions. Can produce crying in this extreme emotion of a person. It was noted as "uncontrollable". Also listed as in a situation in which many people behave or react in an extreme or uncontrolled way because of fear, anger, etc.

The meaning for "historical" is this: belonging to or a typical study of history. Concerned with events of the past, based on factual material distinct from legend or supposition. Relating to some event marked at a location to show some prominence to a specific occurrence, people involved, etc.

From that day on, we would pass by "that marker" and refer to it as an hysterical marker.

Now the MARKER in question was set for the area of the Tongue River. It had served as a trail and stage coach road crossing. It was known as the Bozeman Trail and it was a road, if you please, that took man to the Montana gold fields. It had its beginnings in 1864. This well-planned effort had to cut through Powder River Basin. Oh yes, and it certainly violated the Fort Laramie Treaties which was held originally as tribal land for the Northern Plain Tribes.
It was under the leadership of a James A. Sawyers to build the road to Montana. There was upheaval, and the Araphao tribe brought in a "war party" to stop the Sawyer's encampment. But progress continued. Yes, that Trail came into being as General Patrick Connor took to his orders readily. Military protection had to come and keep some kind of peace.
It was between 1879 through the year of 1895 that a post office appeared. Yeah, wonder who delivered the mail? Probably the Pony Express delivered it!
Then the stage line station served the Rock Creek Stage Line. It was some 400 mile line that ran from the location of Rock Creek on the U.P.Railroad in southern Wyoming to Billings, Montana.
It served the people till 1890 when a variety of much shorter stage routes had come into existence. You know people scout out the quicker, yes the faster way to get from point A to point B. And its days came to an end.
In respect to those who knew the land as home, they came into some emotional and probably hysterical pain of tears and most likely death. What had been given them changed to accommodate the one holding more power.


We find a "marker" set by God when He went with the people. Read here in Exodus 13.


Exodus 13:17-22
17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt." 18 So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you." 20 So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. 22 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.   NKJV

That pillar of a cloud marked that God was with His people. He was their guard both in front and from the rear.

Exodus 14:19-20
19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night.  NKJV

Oh yes, the opportunity to step into some uncharted territory and obey God with a loud"yes"  brings me past the "hysterical" marker. When responding to God, do we find ourselves still dealing with old patterns of thinking? Is it possible we hold onto those old patterns out of security?
God had taken these people the long way around. Yes, they could have gotten to the place planned for them, but God had to test hearts, and any battle for some is found in their weakness to submit to the old ways. But as believer's with a real trust in God must change, and grow up in Christ. God wants to enlarge our capacity to work with Him. Remember He is God! You cannot put Him in a box!

These people who had seen God do the miraculous and freed them from that slave driven force of Pharaoh, now faced a more hideous schemer, the one located between the two ears of every believer. We should sincerely be God focused.........with a lazer ability to keep and know Him to keep with what He has planned for us.
But returning to "old patterns" of thinking, the focus shifts to "security". And sometimes it is because the man or woman fears. Instead of FAITH, doubt takes over, the man or woman then is limited in an ability to step into what God has called them to.

 The signs and wonders of the past can actually hinder our future if we righteously cling to them! We require no "stage coach" lines today. We can get from point A to point B in just minutes with all that horse-power under the hood. And you can see some get really "angered" and see road rage take over a person just while driving from Point A to Point B.

God our Father is not limited, nor is He weak or tottering for His last breath. He is God Almighty. He is the Everlasting Father and the Amen to our situations. Our security should reside in Him and not in another person or thing. When we hold onto things to keep our position, or security, we will find out one day, that a whole life wasted on just being secure was not worth it. A life devoted God brings us to a new adventure and a fruitfulness that He is pleased with. Our faith is to expand just like Jesus' did. His trust was not in things or keeping His position secure, it was about giving everything over to the Father. Our identity must be in Him!

What God had provided as manna and the pillar of His presence will still be with us. The giants we face is not the other person, but our belief in who they are to us and if they have come to take away our security. It is what we desire to hold on to instead of reaching to touch other lives because of Him. If we are not bringing attention to him, then why not?

Everyone has a significant role to play in this adventure. It is time to put away that which is not beneficial to growth in the Lord. That anti-christ does not care how long you take to get yourself moving for God. In fact, you could probably take all your life to get ready, but we should be acting now and taking action requires no baggage on board.
God is for us. He is not against us. He has done all He was going to do. Now He waits to see what we will do.
Will we make a mark of historical value for the kingdom of God or will be just an "hysterical" marker of one living out of the emotions and falling short in security? Today we decide.

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