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My Daily Blessing from My Daily Bible Reading
with meditations
by my mother, Poetess Gertrude Sanborn
JANUARY
21
Exodus 7:15 -- Exodus 10:17
DIVISIONS BRING COURAGE
Exodus 8:23
"And I will put a division
between my people and thy people. . ."
God has a way of dividing people from
one another and from things, as well as groups and
organizations. It was of interest to me this morning to
see that He divided the Israeli slaves, bound in Egypt,
from the powerful Egyptian Pharaoh and his people. Moses
was assigned by God, with the help of Aaron his brother,
to lead Israel out of Egypt.
How was he to do this? I am sure
Moses wondered, too. God had a way! He always does. He
drove hard-hearted Pharaoh to scream out at Moses, "Be
gone!" All the awful plagues, found in these chapters
and following, ended in the death of every first born of
man or animal in the land. "GO! GO! GO!" cried the king!
But, did you notice in verse 32-b of
chapter 12, that Pharaoh implored Moses, "Bless me!" How
like those who criticize us. Often in their need, they
come to us for help! (ysw)
"CIRCUMCISION
OF THE HEART" (Joshua 5:3, 8)
It is a type of
"separation." To be "separated" means to walk alone.
Each person must
have it personally, and bear its pain. It was commanded
by God at that time after they crossed over the Jordan
River. A sharp knife is
used. THE WORD OF GOD IS A SHARP KNIFE! It hurts our
pride! It hurts our pride! It costs us friends. It makes
"separated Christian" a marked people. The wounds of
separation exchange the reproach of Egypt (the world)
for the reproach Christ! (GGS)
And Sarah heard it in the tent door,
which was behind him. And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And
he said, Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will
certainly return unto thee according to the time of
life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. (Genesis 18:10)
Under God's Care,
Yvonne S. Waite
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