The Lord Kept His Promise

On this night the LORD kept His promise to bring His people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to Him, and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation. Exodus 12:42 

Honeysuckle Flowers at an Israeli Kubbitz

God kept His promise. That night after the angel of death took the firstborn of all of Egypt—except the Hebrew families—God led His chosen people out of Egypt. Out of slavery. Headed for the Promised Land. God wanted the Israelites to remember what He did for them…and He still wants them to remember. He continues to remind that that He kept His promise. The prophet Jeremiah wrote about one of these “reminders” in the book of Jeremiah almost a thousand years later.

The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, "Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them. Say to them, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant! For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, "If you obey me and do whatever I command you, then you will be my people, and I will be your God." I said this so I could keep my promise to your ancestors to give you a land flowing with milk and honey--the land you live in today.'" Then I replied, "Amen, LORD! May it be so." Jeremiah 11:1-5

God had not forgotten His chosen people. They still struggled with their relationship with Him. All God wanted was obedience. If you obey…. Do we have the same struggle today? Is it so hard to obey God’s commandments? Jesus was asked which was the greatest of the commandments and He summed it up as…

Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.' The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." Mark 12:29-31.

Living those commands is living for the Lord. Can we do that?

Prayer ~ Lord God, I hold tightly without wavering to the hope that You can be trusted to keep Your promise. Hebrews 10:23. Help me—give me courage to obey Your commands and to live to please You—with every breath I take.

Daily Bible Reading: February 9 – Exodus 30-32

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