Jan 31 - Cooperating with God for Blessings

Topic: Cooperating with God for Blessings.

Text: Exodus 1

Key text: Exodus 1: 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Discussion: as we come into a new month,  we are starting with the book of Exodus,  and this month God will bring you out of every land of bondage in Jesus name.

This morning our passage opens with Origin of the bondage of the Israelites, how there arose a king that knew not Joseph, and because he knew not what Joseph had done for Egypt he made the Israelites slaves.

Two lessons will be drawn from that:

(1)Israel came into a strange land and the comfort of the strange land made them to forget the promised land,  dear reader,  have you allowed the comfort and blessings of God to make you forget God?  God is reminding us that there is a promised land,  the Heaven prepared for us.

(2) Pharaoh had fear,  that made him to fight against God's Chosen people,  but God  defended his children,  this year,  the Lord will defend you.

Also this morning  we are looking at the midwives whom the king of Egypt  gave commandment to kill all male child at birth, the Bible recorded that they feared God,  the fear of God made them not to kill those children.

Unlike many Christian today,  they will  claim that they fear God, yet,  they disobey the will of God for their selfish gains,  but this was not the case with  this Hebrew midwives they fear God,  and that made God to really  bless,  them.

As we come into this month,  God is telling us that the key to success,  promotions,  and all desired blessings is the fear of God,  and this fear of God is to depart from sin.

Challenge: Do you really  fear God? Obey him,  and depart from sin

Prayer: Put your fear in me that I may please You

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Glorious Living Devotional : February 1

Topic: Saved to Save

Text: Exodus 1, 2 & 3

Key text: Exodus 3:10  Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Discussion: Several years after The death of Joseph, there rose a Pharaoh that knew not Joseph, nor  the exploit which he has done in Egypt in saving her from famine. This created fear of Israel in the new Pharaoh, he therefore made several decree, against Israel, we see that fear makes a man to imagine wrongly. Never allow fear in your life lest you ignorantly fight God. 

  The midwives in Egypt had a different fear, the fear of God, and this made God to deal well with the Midwives, because they spared the the Israelites' sons, a lesson, Blessing comes by the fear of God, the fear of the Lord is to keep his commandments.

   Seeing the Midwives did not follow his instruction, he ordered the killing of every male child born by Casting them into the river. 

 In the midst of this, Moses was Born, he was hid for three months, but could not be hid any further, he was laid by the Riverside, what a great faith that worked out his salvation from the deadly decree of Pharaoh, this made made way for him in the Palace of Egypt. "Every Decree will work out My promotion"
  

 Having been saved from the destruction of Pharaoh, God appeared to him with a new commission, Exodus 3:10  Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

What lesson? You are saved from sin, yes, but you were saved to go and let others know of this salvation Plan, in Matthew 10:16 Jesus said "Behold, I send you forth" also he said in Matthew 28:20  "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you" 

 There are things God has taught you, that you have read from his word, that his Spirit has laid in your heart, don't just keep them to yourself, You are saved to save, Let your Light shine to others that they may see the way of Salvation through Jesus Christ.

Challenge: Are you saved? Help someone too, let them know Jesus the Savior.

Prayer: Make me a soul winner

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