And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you. Exod 3:14
Our God is incredible. He is the Almighty God. In terms of force and majesty, he is unrivaled. His amazing feats and unfathomable power are recorded in the Holy Bible. Mortal men have observed and appreciated his incredible efforts at various times. He hasn't changed since yesterday, today, or forever. He is the God of our people. In today's blog, we'll consider the supremacy of Jehovah, the one true living God.
There lived a Hebrew couple named Amram and Jochebed in the tribe of Levi. This family lived along with the other Hebrew families in the land of Egypt under slavery, where the Hebrews were oppressed and treated harshly by the Egyptian rulers. Moses was born to a couple in the most difficult times of the Israelites. It was when the King sent a decree to the midwives to kill all the Hebrew boys leaving the girls. This was an attempt to control the population of the Israelites who were growing strong and large in numbers. However, the midwives refused to participate in infanticide by deceiving the government officials. Moses' mother Jochebed hid Moses in a basket and set him afloat in the Nile River to save his life. The basket floated across the river and led the baby to the daughter of Pharoah who at the same time was enjoying the scenic beauty. She took the baby from the river and named him Moses raising him as her own. Thus, the Hebrew boy ended up growing in the royal palaces,
In the palace, Moses was educated in all the wisdom of Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. (Acts 7:22) On one fine day, after Moses grew up, he went to where his people were and watched them at their hard labor. He became furious over an Egyptian man and killed him for ill-treating his brother. When he came to know that the scene was revealed out in empublic, he ran away from Egypt to save his life from the punishment of Pharoah. Moses ended up in Midian and married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro looking after his flock.
As years passed, Moses who was taking care of his Father-in-law's sheep led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to the mountain of God Horeb. There he encountered the Almighty God who called him for a great mission of redeeming Israel from the bondage of slavery. The God who spoke to Moses, revealed himself to be JEHOVAH, who has sent Moses to his brothers to redeem them. JEHOVAH means IAM THAT IAM. (Exo 3:14)
In the 40 years of affliction, the Israelites cried to the Lord endlessly to save them from oppressors. The Egyptian Masters forced them to work ruthlessly and made their lives bitter with rough services. They worked as laborers continuously day and night to build the city of Rameses. As a result, Israelites languished in misery and broken spirit. Every day they looked to their God in dejection to save them from the cruel hands and as days were exceeding, they eventually lost their hope in the promises that was given to their forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Now, there are a lot of people around the globe who could not escape or voice out domestic violence, physical abuse, mental trauma, and so on. There are left with no one to help or comfort them. They live in subjugation all their lives hoping for freedom. Many times, we go through similar situations in our lives. We may not necessarily go through physical oppression, but the harsh words that come like fierce swords often hurt us so deep that it could be impossible to escape from. We can read in Ecc (4:1) " Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression that were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them, and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them. "
Look into the lives of Sarah and Hannah in the Old Testament. Sarah was the wife of Abraham while the latter was the wife of Elkanah. Both these women lived in two different time intervals. The common issue with these ladies is that they both remained barren for a long time. I believe that we could possibly imagine the agony they faced because of their inability. They were neglected and shamed by the words and gestures of other women in the community and finally lost their honor and dignity. Sarah was supposed to be blessed by the Lord because of the promise He made with Abraham while Hannah was to be blessed as she regularly visited His temple praying. Sometimes, we ought to be faithful to God living a righteous life praying to Him and worshipping Him, yet the situations and people around tend to depress us that we lose our focus in God. But, as said above our God is a living God. He is an everlasting God. He is certainly not deaf to our prayers or a God who cannot rescue us. As the situation was getting worse, God immediately stepped in to bless them. They both were blessed by the God as they trust in Him. He worked on their behalf and turned their indignity into honor. The Israelites after being cried a whole lot of years were convinced that God still unhears their plea, but where in they were losing hope, God was preparing for a Man to show His powers through Moses.
Well, you might be one sitting in despair recollecting all the unfulfilled spoken promises of God. But remember, He is the God who lives. He sees your tears and listens to your prayers and answers it. He is the God who can comfort you and save you from all the snares. If He promises you, remember that He is able to make it true. He is the God Jehovah. Just as the prayers of Israelites reached to the throne of God in Heaven so are your prayers taken to God through the Spirit of God. When He made the Israelites awestruck with His unending powers, so are you who is going to testify about His might in your lives. Remember that Your Redeemer lives forever and is mighty to fulfill His words. Look to Him and seek his presence, pour out you’re your heart and be encouraged. Surely, God will prove that He is alive in your lives by glorifying you. May the God JEHOVAH be with you and your family and bless you abundantly. Amen!!
PRAYER:
Dear Lord Jehovah, I understood that you are the everlasting living God. You are in control of the universe. You are all powerful and magnificent. Lord, I regret the moments I doubted your power and your presence around us. There have been tough times when I felt all alone and forgot to acknowledge that you were still around working on miracles for me. On this day, I surrender my life into your hands. As you were with the children of Israel, continue to be with me and my family. Thank you for your amazing love and concern. Take my life and guide me on your path. Amen!
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