In the seventh chapter of Exodus, Moses is trying to
convince Pharaoh to allow Israelites to leave their work and go into the desert.
In order to prove to Pharaoh that is it indeed the one true God making this
request, the Lord performs some incredible acts through Moses and his brother
Aaron. In this particular example, Moses, at the command of the Lord, struck
the waters of the Nile with his staff and instantly the water was changed into
blood. But they didn’t stop with the Nile…no, they reached out to every body of
water in the land…as seen in verse 19, “The
LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your
hand over the waters of Egypt--over the streams and canals, over the ponds and
all the reservoirs'--and they will turn to blood. Blood will be everywhere in
Egypt, even in the wooden buckets and stone jars." Just imagine this
scene…not only would it be completely jaw-dropping and unbelievable, but it
would probably be downright frightening. Ones sense of sight, touch, and smell
would all be attacked by the overwhelming presence of blood where water once
stood. Yet Pharaoh remained unimpressed and unaffected…largely because his
magicians were able to mirror (in some form) the scene with their “secret arts”
(verse 22). I wonder if there are times in our own lives where God is making a
bold statement and we fail to take notice…or God is trying to get our attention
and we walk right on by without noticing. Make no mistake, God is active in
each of our lives…whether we are considered highly “significant” in this world
or walk the soil relatively unnoticed…the Lord is active in each of our lives.
What an incredible privilege we have to keep our eyes and ears open to his
“signs” in our lives! Some may come as a faint whisper while others arrive as a
mighty river of blood. Whatever the manner, I pray that we not only take the
time to hear and see the Lord in our lives, but that we also follow what he
calls us to do, think, and speak. To God be the glory!
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