Exodus 6-8; Luke 23

“And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.” 10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” Exodus 8:9-10

Pharaoh and Egypt is facing more than just a nudge from God to let his people go. The ten plagues of Egypt have begun and now there are frogs every where. Fogs in their beds and frogs in their ovens they can’t find a place to sit or sleep without a slimy creature crawling up the back, and a person can only eat so many frog legs. Have you tried frog legs before? Tastes like chicken but I digress. Moses gives Pharaoh the honor of deciding when Moses is to talk to God about removing these critters. You think Pharaoh would respond, “immediately” but his pride won’t let him. Pharaoh does what is so human nature. He says tomorrow. I wonder if Moses was thinking, “did I hear you right, tomorrow. Yep Pharaoh must have grown fond of the slimy, wart filled critters, or maybe he fell in love with going to sleep at night to the sound of a rivit, rivit, rivit. Jesus or deliverer comes to people every day and says, when would you like me to deliver you. I can save you now, I can set you free from that addiction, I can heal that out of control temper, I can free you from that sin. Like Pharaoh we say how about tomorrow. Maybe later would be better, let me have one more night with my misery, it’s not that bad. Stop, do it now ask him to help you now this moment, don’t wait another minute, “now is the time of salvation, the kingdom of God is at hand”.

Pastor Rick

Next Reading: Exodus 9-11; Luke 24