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>Good morning ladies. I know that I said I wouldn't be >posting this week, but I feel like I should share this >with you this morning because next week I will be past >this point in Exodus, and it is so good. I have come >this morning to Exodus chapter 6. Up to now Moses has >gone to Pharaoh and told him to let the people of GOD >go. Of course Pharaoh said, "NO!" And then Pharaoh >increased the work load of the people. The children >of Israel went to Moses and complained...this is where >chapter 6 picks up. Moses goes to the LORD and asks >what seems like a reasonable question. He asked, "O >LORD, why have YOU brought trouble upon this people? >Is this why YOU sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh >to speak in YOUR NAME, he has brought trouble upon >this people, and YOU HAVE NOT RESCUED YOUR people at >all." >Did you hear the accusation in that last phrase? His >questions started out reasonable enough, but then in >his frustration HE seems to be accusing GOD of being >less than able to follow through. GOD has an answer. >Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I >will do to Pharaoh; Because of MY MIGHTY HAND he will >let them go; Because of MY MIGHTY HAND he will drive >them out of his country." GOD also said to Moses, "I >AM THE LORD. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and to >Jacob as GOD ALMIGHTY, but by my name the LORD I did >not make myself known to them. I also established my >covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, >where they lived as aliens. MOREOVER, I HAVE HEARD >THE GROANING OF THE ISRAELITES, whom the Egyptians are >enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. >THEREFORE, SAY TO THE ISRAELITES: 'I AM THE LORD, and >I WILL BRING YOU OUT FROM UNDER THE YOKE OF EGYPTIANS. > I WILL FREE YOU from being slaves to them, and I will >redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty >acts of judgment... >Drop down to verse 13 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and >Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, >and HE COMMANDED them to bring the Israelites out of >Egypt. >Now look with me at the last verse in the chapter: >BUT Moses said to the LORD, "Since I speak with >faltering lips, WHY would Pharaoh listen to me?" >This exchange between Moses and GOD started out with >what sounded like a reasonable question and moved to >accusation. THE LORD responded to Moses by >reiterating HIS PROMISES to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, >and by reminding him THAT HE IS GOD. HE told Moses, I >WILL DO THIS. Then over in verse 13 HE COMMANDED >Moses to lead to the people out of bondage and MOSES >responded with another question...WHY GOD? >Don't you just love it when you tell your children to >do something and they question you? They ask things >like, "Why do I have to do THAT...WHY can't YOU tell >someone else to do it?!" At my house it often sounds >something like this..."I don't really want to do that, >why don't you make Courtney do it?" As I read through >this chapter my heart seemed to say, "FATHER, help me >to learn to simply obey and NOT TO ALWAYS QUESTION." >I can have a million questions every time I feel like >the LORD is leading me to do something. I can ask WHY >and HOW and are YOU SURE. Sometimes, I think it is OK >and even good to ask questions, but ladies, the LORD >had been very clear here with Moses about what HE was >planning to do, AND STILL MOSES QUESTIONED. >So this morning as I close I leave you with a >question. Has the FATHER asked you to do something >and are you standing before HIM saying, "BUT LORD, WHY >DO I HAVE TO DO THIS?" > >FATHER, may our hearts learn to simply obey and submit >to what YOU ask of us. May we learn the joy of simple >obedience even when things to not really make sense in >our minds. May we learn and recognize that we won't >always understand. YOUR WORD says that our ways are >NOT YOUR ways and that our thoughts are NOT YOUR >thoughts. May we learn to accept YOUR AUTHORITY and >walk with you in obedience. YOU are so good to us. >YOU treat us so tenderly and with so much grace and >mercy and yet we stand like spoiled children and say, >"BUT WHY?" May we learn to be submissive and have the >heart and attitude of the LORD JESUS. I love you and >I thank for this opportunity to serve you and to share >YOUR WORD with others. YOU are indeed a gracious GOD. >In the MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS I pray. AMEN > >Because I want to found obedient- >Vicky

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