Thursday, February 12, 2009

Hebrews 11 G

{11:24} By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter{11:25} Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season{11:26} Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
The reproach or Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt and WE know that Egypt had great, great treasures. People have been hunting for those treasures for thousands of years. The wealth of kings at your fingertips and for Moses it might as well have been nothing more than dust. Christ meant more to Moses than all those treasures.
{11:27} By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
By choosing to leave Pharoah and follow the people of God, Moses made a choice to give up riches and a life of ease. By forsaking Egypt, Moses did not let the wrath of the King shake his faith, he endured why.... seeing him who is invisible! Seeing God.
{11:28} Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Through faith he listened to God and put the blood on the mantle of the house so the firstborn of Egypt wouldn't be destroyed.
{11:29} By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land:] which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
Through faith he passed through the Red Sea, the same Red Sea that killed the Eygptians.
Moses' walk by faith is amazing! We need to study that walk. We need faith in the invisible! Faith in God! Faith. We need it so desperately. We need to live beyond this world. We need to grab hold of God by faith and not let go. We will be tried. People will tell us we're fools. People will say there is no God. People will say that it's foolish to believe in the unseen without any proof. We will be mocked. We will be ridiculed. Doubt will be thrown at us all the time... all the time. We will be assailed on every side. People will throw logic at us, they'll try to get us to doubt our believe. Satan- an unseen enemy will do the same without all his angels helping him. We aren't safe on our own. By faith we need to cling to the cross and walk with Christ now and always!
By the mercy and grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ now and forever. Amen.

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