Out From The Land Of Slavery

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.                                                                                                                                Exodus 20:2

Did you know that when the bible mentions Egypt it is a picture of the world. Many times when we hear that people such as Abraham went to Egypt for things it is a picture of him entering the world to receive something.

Just yesterday I was able to get a glimpse back into my life before I was saved, a time when I was caught in the slavery of this world. So often as I have been on this journey to the promise land of rest I forget just how ugly life use to be. I forget that I was a slave to so many things of this world.

Life is good serving the Lord, even on the hard days I know I have been set free. Why is it then that we seem to look back or try and go back as if there is something good for us there? If there was anything good there then the Lord would have allowed us to stay and would have had no reason to set us free from the slavery we were in. I think of the Israelites and their journey.... We Christians easily comment on their life and how silly and stupid they were to have been so whiny and rebellious. Which they were, I agree! However we too are the same. When our journey to the promise land gets tough we begin to whine and cry. Sometimes we even act out in rebellion because we are angry or we don’t understand. Just like the Lord was doing something in the lives of the Israelites each time they faced trials and struggles, He is doing the same in ours lives as well.

Yesterday, I went looking to the world for an answer to a problem I had. I have been praying about something and I lost trust in my Father that He would provide for this need. I believed the lies of the enemy that the Lord wasn't going to work it out. How silly right? Anyway, I went to the world and got bit. God took me from this very thing and as I got a glimpse of it I remembered why it was the Lord delivered me.

Can I encourage you today? Don’t look back into the land of slavery that you were delivered from. Even on your hardest day it is still better then what you came from. When you feel tempted to even think of those days of the world, remind yourself of this scripture;

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing; Forgetting the past and looking forward on what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling.
                                                                            Philippians 3:13


Stay focused friend He is faithful and HE WILL ALWAYS BE FAITHFUL!