“And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh… and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.” (Exodus 7:20).
TEXT — Exodus 7:14-25
Message
When God chooses a man, He does so in spite of the apparent weakness and inadequacies in the person involved. He acts deliberately, “that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” (2 Corinthians 4:7). Moses was such a person, and the instrument of his work was a simple rod.
God Himself acknowledged Pharaoh’s hardness of heart and He was set to afflict Egypt in order to humiliate Pharaoh. As part of the series of judgment lined up for Egypt, their rivers were to be turned to blood. This terrifying judgment would bring about the destruction of animal life in the waters and cut off the source of drinking water for the Egyptians.
As Aaron lifted up his rod as commanded by God and smote the waters in the sight of Pharaoh, the river turned into blood. The simple instrument of judgment used by God was the rod of Moses. That same ordinary rod accomplished extraordinary miracles of judgment in Egypt.
As believers, we might not be eloquent like Moses, yet God can still use us. With God’s Spirit in us, and the words of salvation on our lips, we can do great exploits for the Lord. Remember the promise in Daniel 11:32b, that when we truly know our God, we shall do exploits. Just as the rod of Moses was an instrument that God used to unleash series of judgment on the Egyptians, we carry in our mouth and life, the extraordinary power of the word of God that can draw sinners to salvation. We should know that it was not Moses’ rod that accomplished the task but the power of God behind it. God has given us His Spirit to do exploits.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
1 comment
Thank you so much for making the Daily Manna accessible through small mobile phones for those who cannot afford android phones.
Thank you so much for making the Daily Manna accessible through small mobile phones for those who cannot afford android phones.
God bless you all!