The Lord Be With You Today!
Exodus 4:4b-c
So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake
and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
(The Lord has just shown Moses in symbolic form
that He has power over the mighty Pharaoh and Egypt.
At a mere word, the Lord will demolish their power
just as He has done with the snake.
Because Moses had grabbed the snake by its tail,
now when it turns back into a staff,
the snake's head is now buried again in the dirt beneath Moses' feet,
again, a symbolic portrayal of the fate of the Egyptian stronghold.
For us today, this scenario is a message from the Lord at many levels.
When we walk in faith, in obedience, and in the strength of the Lord,
He causes that which threatens us to turn into defeat at our feet.
When we are walking in the strength of the Lord,
we are also like the staff, tall and strong.
When we meet trials and challenges that we allow to overcome us,
we become weak and vacillating,
writhing to find strength from our own poisonous devices.
When we again look to the Lord and allow Him to pick us up,
He changes us from our weakness
into the strong and capable vessel He intends us to be.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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