Exodus: Blessed By Obedience

KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Monday, January 25, 2016
Chapters: Exodus 22-24
Message: Exodus: Blessed By Obedience

Hello My Friend,

There is truly no greater joy than to see God's hand in the blessings we receive, the true test comes when we do not see Him. There are going to be times in our lives where we will not see or hear from God, but that does not mean He is not with us, it means He is preparing for our future. If He cannot trust us to stay obedient when He is not seen, how can He trust us with what He has planned for us. “His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” - Matthew 25:23.

God loves His people, He wants them to be prosperous in all that they do, and to supply them with their every need, He is a generous God, and all He asks in return is that we be faithful to Him. God continues to give Moses the commands He wanted the Israelites to follow.

“He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.” - Exodus 22:20-27.

“when he crieth unto me, that I will hear;” When we are faithful to God and following His commands He hears our pleas and takes care of us. It is when we live a sinful life and expect His blessings that our pleas are not hear, that is unless we repent. There is a difference between someone who tries to live for God, and one who lives for themselves looking to God only when they get in trouble. “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.” - Proverbs 28:9,10.

This about this, God promises to always be there for us, to love us, protect us, and provide for us, He really does this whether we obey or not. However, imagine the blessings He would give if we just obeyed Him all the time. God reveals that His Angel that will guide the Israelites and He will bless them for their obedience to Him

“Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off. Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.” - Exodus 23:20-25.

“For mine Angel shall go before thee,” The Angel here is none other than Jesus Christ Himself. When we walk with Christ He goes before us and directs our path. Are we always going to follow His path? The truth is, most of the time. There are going to be many times in our lives where we do not obey His voice and get off the path, and when that happens affliction comes, but that's what His grace is for. His grace enables us to get back on the right path. “Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.” - Psalms 25:9-10.

God's laws should be common sense to us. Do you realize He can see everything? He sees what we do, He knows what we think. Nine times out of ten the things we think become actions regardless of whether they are good or bad if we do not obey His law. It is important that we keep godly thoughts with us and separate from those who would bring the temptation in the first place. God was going to test the Israelites faithfulness. After He gives Moses, He calls for him to spend some time with Him on top of Mt. Sinai.

“And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.” - Exodus 24:3,12-14,17,18.

“All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.” Here is the test, are we truly going to follow His law even when He seems no where to be found? We must follow all of the words of God at all times in order to be truly blessed and prosperous in this world and in His Kingdom. Okay, since we are now under the law of grace, many of the laws given to the Jews do not apply to us today, but think about this. We belong to God, and since we belong to Him we ought to be doing things that please Him, not our flesh, and certainly not the world. It is only when we walk in His Spirit that we are even strong enough to resist the temptation to please the flesh.

“For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.” - Romans 8:3,4,26,27.

Today's Prayer: God, As much as I try to live right I know that I am going to mess up from time to time. Thank You for sending Your Son to pardon me of the judgment I faced, and thank You Jesus for the sacrifice You made. Lord, help me to be obedient to Your commands, to love everyone as Christ loves me, and to keep serving You, even when I do not see with the promise that You are preparing me for something amazing. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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