Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 in Devotions |

Devotional thoughts for
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
 
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
“…and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds,…”Amplified Version
Hebrews 10:24

The EHV VERSION says it this way…”Let us also consider carefully how to spur each other on to love and good works.” I loved how it said “spur each other on“. This is anything that goads, impels, or urges, as to action, speed, or achievement. To drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
 
This is my heart as I hope to share with you these devotional thoughts each time I am able. As I am starting the devotionals again I would like to share with you one of the things the Lord has been speaking to me.
 
As I have sought Him over bringing these devotionals to you again I have felt impressed heart that some days they may be shorter than others, maybe some days they will be longer. The point I want to share is that I want to take one word, or one thought and stretch it over a few days.
 
My desire is that you take what I share and meditate and ponder upon it throughout your day after you have read it. I am believing that the Lord is going to take these words and spur you on, and impart to you revelation. This is your Bread, your provision, that is coming from God’s heart to. Today let us look at the book of Exodus.
 
“As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were very frightened; so the Israelites cried out to the Lord. Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What is this that you have done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians?’ For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians [as slaves] than to die in the wilderness.”
Exodus 14:10-12 – AMP

So here we see in this portion of scripture the first reaction of the Israelites in their fear was to call out to the Lord for help but immediately they turned to Moses and began to whine and complain. Because of their fear they had totally lost focus of God‘s plan. We could all read this and think how could they do this?…yet how many times are we tempted to do that very same thing in the midst of our battle.
 
I can only imagine how scary it must have been for them to see the great armies of Pharaoh moving behind them and the great water in front of them. They called out to God yet their fear was keeping them from standing strong with their God and their leader. They lost focus of what their God was able to do for them. If we lose focus we cannot stand . We will be moved. Focus is a powerful thing…loss of it is a powerful tool of the enemy.
 
Over the next few days we will be looking at the word “stand”. We will continue in the Scriptures here in Exodus tomorrow. We will see how Moses responded to them, and how we can learn from this awesome story of faith and moving forward.