Exodus 4:31 (NASBStr)
So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped.
If the people just would have remembered that day! When Moses tells the people what God told him and after he shows them the two signs of God's authentic message and after Moses tells them "I Am" sent me, it reads, "So the people believed." Yet, within a short time they won't. Once hardship comes they won't. Once resistance from Pharaoh comes, they won't. Once they have to travel in the hot sun all they, they won't. Once Moses goes up to the mountain, they won't, and they will make a golden calf instead. Our faith and belief are weak. Today we are no different. We come to know Christ and sing His praises on Sunday, but by Monday morning we are sill acting as though He is not real or relevant. The work day replaces the worship day. We are just like these fair weather believers. Yet, The Lord is concerned as much about our afflictions as He is theirs. He provides the ministry of the Spirit to comfort us, sustain us, guide us, and even convict us. Our belief in the finish work of Christ will be refined through the furnace of difficulty and temptation. We are to allow the Spirit of God to lead us through these times. When we hear of deliverance coming, we need to rejoice in it. But, we need to sustain our belief by submitting to the Spirit's Work in our lives. If not, we, like the sons of Israel, will fall away.
No comments:
Post a Comment