God's Personal Touch

Read Exodus 5-8

Exodus 6:6-8 “Therefore, say to the Israelites, ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. 8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’”

GOD is getting very personal. The LORD has chosen Moses out of the desert and Moses’ brother Aaron from among the people to deliver a message to his enslaved nation: “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.” The LORD God Almighty will give Israel a new life with him in a land he has chosen and prepared for them. He is the Father who has built a new home and invites his children to enjoy it. He vows with his affirmation, “I am the LORD.” By grace he acted to save. By faith, God’s people would need to respond.
    What astonishing love this is! Yes, in his own good time and right way, God delivered this redemptive message to his people in Egypt. They weren’t prepared for this. Israel had the mindset of a people enslaved with all aspects of life determined by Pharaoh and his officials. God spoke and demonstrated to Abraham’s descendants I AM is the Promise Maker and the Promise Keeper.
    Then God acted. Israel saw his power in the plagues. Since that day in one way or another -  through the law, prophets, Jesus, the epistles and the church – the LORD has given the same message to mankind. Jesus said it this way in John 14:2 “There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” 
    El Shaddai has spoken his vow to the nations, and he has personally engaged in his vow through the Son and the Spirit. With his truth,  he changes our mindset from sin’s slavery to the Savior’s freedom. God’s arm has literally stretched from heaven to earth throughout the ages to demonstrate he is LORD.
    Always be mindful of this wonderful, miraculous message the Bible tells you. God’s freedom purpose is constant. His will is to be your God. To that purpose, the LORD teaches you to have a mind that loves him, so you will know his love, your salvation and your freedom. The Holy Spirit gives you the knowledge to resist sin’s slavery and keep his Word close to you. In Christ Jesus, you can faithfully know God’s mighty act was to stretch out his arms on a cross, so you will be his own forever.
     Yes, the Holy God personally engages with you to open heaven’s riches for you.