| Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? And he said, Tomorrow. | | |
| | Exodus 8:8–10 | |
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| “Ask your God to take the frogs away,” Pharaoh begged Moses and Aaron. “When do you want this to happen?” asked Moses. In what is arguably the most amazing answer ever given in all of Scripture, Pharaoh didn’t say “Immediately!” or “Right away!” He said, “Tomorrow.” Why? He wanted one more night with the frogs. Oh, he knew they had to go—but not quite yet. Not right now. So too, there are activities, people, or places in our lives about which the Lord says, “You thought you had that under control, all hemmed in. But now it has hopped its banks and is taking over.” And we say, “You’re right, Lord. It has. What I’m doing with my computer is out of control. What I’m watching on TV is out of control. What I’m reading, where I’m going, the way I’m living is out of control.” But when the Lord asks us when we want to be set free, all too often our answer is the same as Pharaoh’s: tomorrow. The problem is, by saying “tomorrow,” Pharaoh’s heart grew harder and harder still. You see, he could have gotten off relatively easy had he been serious and said, “I want the frogs to go right now. I repent of what I’ve been doing. I’m changing my way of life. Moses, you and your people are free to go.” Had he done so, Pharaoh would have spared himself, his family, and his country the unbelievable horrors that awaited them. The Bible says, “Today if you hear His voice, harden not your hearts” (see Hebrews 4:7) because although there is pleasure in sin for a season, the end result is always destruction (Hebrews 11:25). I find it amazing that Pharaoh would say, “Tomorrow,” until I analyze my own life and see the same tendency within me. I can hear a truth and say, “That’s right. That’s gotta go. That’s gotta be corrected, adjusted, changed, repented of. And I’m going to get right on it . . . tomorrow.” How I desire to be one who says, “This is the time—right here, right now.” You who have heard God’s Word, you who have heard His heart, don’t be like Pharaoh and wait for your own heart to harden. Instead, say, “I’m going to go Your way, Lord, not tomorrow, not Tuesday, but today.” Note : This devotion is penned by Pastor Jon Courson. | ||
Daily Manna
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Today it has to go NOT tomorrow.
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