“God is Able”

“Now to HIM who is ABLE to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His POWER that is at work within us.” Ephesians 3:20

“And when the Israelites saw the Mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their TRUST in HIM…” Exodus 14:31

Meditation:

Do you think that you have ever witnessed a miracle? Picture yourself in Moses’ time: you would have witnessed plague after plague, one unexplainable miracle after another (and still the Pharaoh would not let the Israelites go). How did the witnesses to these miracles feel? Afraid, amazed, confused?

In the Old Testament, much of the miracles that God performed are meant to make the witnesses fearful and obedient. God parts the Red Sea, finally allowing the Israelites to escape to freedom and in turn killing many of the Egyptians. When the Israelites saw this, "the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses."

Are you fearful of God or not? For Bernice and me fear means reverence, not terror. We are not afraid of God, we respect him and love him and we know he loves us even when we make mistakes.

The one major difference between the Old and New Testaments is that God sent His son, Jesus, to live among us, to better understand us, to give us a better understanding of God’s desires for us and to save us

Ponder the miracles of the New Testament: Jesus heals people, feeds people, even resurrects people! How would you react to witnessing these events? He certainly wants us to obey and follow Him, but he no longer wanted to do it through fear. He sent Jesus to convey his message in a way that would not strike fear in our hearts.

God through Moses parted the Red Sea so that the Israelites could escape and He could stop the Egyptians. It struck fear in the witnesses, but it allowed for the ancestors of Jesus Christ to survive, to remain obedient and devout, so that the most important messenger, God’ son Jesus Christ, could relay God’s word so that we could all understand.

Prayer:

Our Heavenly Father, We are amazed at your power and grace. We thank you for allowing us to share your message in a way that even non-believers can understand the sacrifice that your son, Jesus Christ, made for us. We pray that you grant us the wisdom to better understand your word, to better convey your word to others, and the bravery to share it with those that need it the most. We pray all of this in Jesus’ name. Amen!

Author: Jose Reyes