F O O T H O L D
READING
62 GOD DOES NOT CHANGE
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PRAY Give me a receptive
heart and mind as I study the Scriptures
today, heavenly Father.
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READ Exodus 14:1-31.
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THINK Pick out from this
passage examples of God's love and judgement
in action.
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FOCUS GOD'S POWER. Who ever
could have believed that the Israelites
would get safely out of this
dangerous situation? The had been
guided by God - no doubt of
that. But they found themselves
trapped. But God's power
still has no limits.
GOD'S LOVE. He did all this
to save his people (22,29,30). He had
promised to do so, and God
keeps his promises. In Romans 8:38-39
Paul combines these two
thoughts of God's power and God's love.
Since God's power is so
great,no force can separate God's people
from God's saving love.
The exodus event is one of
the three rescue highpoints of the
Scriptures. The second is
the return of the Jews from exile in
Babylon (see Reading 42).
The third is the focal point of the
whole Bible: the victory of
the Cross. This is the clearest
demonstration of God's
saving love.
The promises in verses 16-18
were given to the Israelites just
when they needed them. In
the Bible God has given many promises.
If we get to know them they
can help us through difficult times.
GOD'S JUDGEMENT. Many people
today do not like to think that God
really judges sin. But just
as a coin has two sides, so God's
anger against sin is only
the 'other side' of his love of
goodness. The Egyptians had
ignored all that God had said through
Moses. Now they faced the
consequences (23-28). God's judgement
is still a reality today.
When people reject his laws they are
making trouble for
themselves.
PRAY Pray that in difficult
situations you may have the courage to
stand firm and have the
faith to trust God.
