“Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’
“The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’ But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go. Exodus 3:16-20
God sent Moses to deliver Israel from Egyptian oppression. And this is oppression: to be kept from worshipping the only true God.
Supposedly, the original English settlers sought religious freedom. Supposedly, they were being oppressed by the king of England in this way.
But what about today?
Are we in America free to worship the the Only True God?
Do we even WANT to worship Him?
Do we even WANT true freedom?
No. We want a selfish liberty...one in which we have no accountability....but this is not what Christ came to give, as it is written,
"If you abide in my words, you are my disciples indeed. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
"If you abide in my words, you are my disciples indeed. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Freedom comes from following Christ and imitating Christ.
It's not about our individuality.
It's about God's glory.
This alone is liberty.
I have been enjoying my study of Exodus lately and noted this same thing. Moses was to take them out to worship the Lord their God, to sacrifice to Him. If only we had leaders who would have that focus rather than attaining power for themselves. Thank you, my brother, for reminding us what liberty is really about, what life is all about. We were created for God's glory, and He indeed is worthy!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Mark, and thank you very much for reading and commenting. May we bring God glory in all that we are, all that we say, and all that we do!
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