We were talking this morning in our MIni Bible College class about the grand pictures that God paints in the Old Testament. Through the character sketches and historical events of the Hebrew people we learn many things about God, about man and about the God-man relationship. As we are now studying Exodus, the book whose title means "the way out" (or "Exit") we have also learned that it means "deliverance" or "salvation". We were amazed to consider that God would demonstrate His awesome power to save us individually by delivering two to three million people at one time from slavery in Egypt. If God is able to show them the Exit from slavery, He is able to deliver us from bondage from sin. And that's exactly what happens for that great mass of humanity. The most profound aspect of this for me is that God would care as much about me individually as He would about millions of people. He cares so much for me (and for you) that He gave us a painting...a living historical picture... of his power to save on that grand scale. And I believe that the deliverance of each one of us individually is just as grand!
Hebrews 11:27 It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. 28 It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.
29 It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground.
Blessings...and it is by faith that we put our trust in Jesus, our deliverer from the bondage of sin!
Rob Smith
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