The Prophetic Word - Day 6: Don’t allow delay to cause you to despise your promise.

“The Lord told Moses, “Quick! Go down the mountain! Your people whom you brought from the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’””

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭32‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Do you believe the promises of God? Do you believe that He will do what He has said He will do? Now, of course, and rightly so, most Christians would quickly respond to that question in the affirmative. But please understand, the test of whether you really believe a promise or not, comes when circumstances are speaking another story to you, a story contradicting what the Lord has said.

The children of Israel were delivered from Egypt with many marvelous signs and wonders. God brought them out of bondage with the promise that He would take them to a land, a land of their own, flowing with milk and honey.

When they camped at Mount Sinai, Moses went up and got instructions from the Lord as to how they were to live and operate, as well as how they would worship the Lord.

The thing is, Moses took longer than they thought he should and they began to panic. They totally forgot all of the miracles they had already seen and demanded that Aaron build them a “god” that could lead them on their journey. Indeed, we see in our opening scripture that the Lord informs Moses of the rebellion that is going on in his absence.

Now, we might look at their desire to have a “god” built for them as being ridiculous; but it made sense to them because this is what they knew from Egypt. So, when things didn’t look the way they thought they should, they went back to what they knew.

Please know, old ways of being and doing don’t seem ridiculous to the one employing them.

The word of God is full of His promises for those who belong to Him. But, when we get under pressure, and things aren’t coming together as quickly as we thought, it’s easy to panic and go back to ways of being and doing that do not come from the Spirit of God but from our experience, our generational propensities, a damnable “default,” basically, from the “old” self.

Turning back to our own “Egypt” when we can’t make sense of our circumstances, causes us to despise our promise as Esau despised his birthright because of hunger.

“Esau said, "I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?" Jacob said, "Swear to me now." So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.”

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭25‬:‭32‬-‭34‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Let’s believe the Lord when it “makes sense” and when it doesn’t. Let us not forfeit our Promised Land!

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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