Exodus_3: 10, 12, 17, & 20
I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. I will certainly be with you. I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey. So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.
About Today’s Verses…
Again, we see our God of promises pouring out His guaranteed plans like a cascading river. They encompass God’s promise to deliver Israel. These promises build upon God’s fundamental commitment to Abraham to call out a people for His own glory and purposes. The central promise reveals the rescuing heart of God, who wants to deliver people from bondage, and bring them into blessing. “I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Our God is a God of compassion. When Israel was in cruel bondage in Egypt, God’s heart was moved with concern. “And the LORD said: ‘I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows’ ” (Exo_3:7). The prophet Isaiah put it this way: “In their entire affliction He was afflicted” (Isa_63:9). Thus, the Lord committed Himself to deliver them. “So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.”
When the Lord Jesus walked upon this earth, He demonstrated the same compassion. “But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.” (Mat_9:36). This same loving compassion led Jesus all the way to the cross to deliver us from the bondage of sin.
The delivering work of God for Israel was not only from bondage; it was to substantial blessing: “to a land flowing with milk and honey.” Israel was not only rescued from great heartache, but they were brought into a joyous bounty. When Joshua and Caleb saw the land, they described it as “an exceedingly good land” (Num_14:7). This same pattern (from bondage, to blessing) is how Jesus works on our behalf. He delivers us from spiritual death to fullness of life. “I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly” (Joh_10:10).
Let us Pray:
Dear Lord, my deliverer, I praise You for rescuing me from the bondage of sin. I rejoice that You have brought me into the richness of fellowship with You. What a gracious plan You have provided to make all of this available by means of Your faithful promises!
Words of Wisdom
Jesus Your Deliverer
The Spirit of the LORD God has taken control of me! The LORD has chosen and sent me to tell the oppressed the good news, to heal the broken hearted, and to announce freedom for prisoners and captives.
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” If the Son gives you freedom, you are free! The Holy Spirit will give you life that comes from Christ Jesus and will set you free from sin and death.
Everyone who believes me will be able to do wonderful things. By using my name, they will force out demons, and they will speak new languages.
You have broken the power of those who abused and enslaved your people. You have rescued them just as you saved your people from Midian.
“The Lord’s Spirit has come to me, because He has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers; I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions and to defeat the power of your enemy Satan. Nothing can harm you. Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God’s slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.
