An Egypt?

Jude 5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.
 
DO you have an “Egypt” in your life? When you read the Bible, you’ll note that there are many references to God’s miraculous work described in Exodus. He freed his people from Egypt’s bondage to ultimately transform their lives into the land he had prepared for them. In Judges, for example, there are eight references to God moving the Israelites out of Egypt. Israel was to remember God’s mighty work as the point of their physical salvation and transformation into a free, self-determined people. The yoke of Egypt’s harsh rule was gone.
     Remembering Egypt was to stir the people to continue to possess the Promised Land. Knowing God’s gracious salvation, his people were to love the Lord their God, put his commands on their hearts and worship him. Egypt is the mark of God’s call in Exodus 6:7 “I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.”
    What marks your faith? Do you remember Luke 22:14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” 17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
    Jude wanted the church to remember the Old Testament, so they could more readily stand secure in the New Testament. The gracious God, who called his people out of Egypt to himself, is the same gracious God, who calls you from sin’s bondage to himself.
 
Life Thought: Remember God’s power to save.