God’s Got the Power

Ex 9:4, 16 But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die… 16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
 
GOD sent Moses to Pharaoh with a severe message of an impending hail storm of massive destruction. What is God’s purpose for the storm?
      One of the most difficult things for all of us to understand is that God does as he pleases. His main purpose is not to always please us. But his overall purpose is to glorify – lift up – his name to his creation. When the forces of nature storms through an area, it is impossible for some to feel it could be God at work. But it is. He controls every element through the heavens and earth. He is sovereign.
      Thus, the storms that ravage our nations and communities could be a demonstration of his power. We need to know God has the power to give life: Psalms 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
      Or possibly the storm could be a forewarning to remind us of heaven-shaking events at the end of time. Here, God formed the storm to 1) judge Egypt,  and to 2) demonstrate his power to Israel.
      This is the one significant reason for the plagues of the bloody Nile, gnats, frogs, locusts, darkness, flies and now the hail. God is showing both Egypt and Israel he is God alone. Egypt’s pagan religions worshiped the river, insects, the sky, etc. They believed gods were in each element of nature. This is Satan’s work and still exists in animism and other forms of nature worship.
      Both Egypt and Israel needed to know as Isaiah would later testify: Isaiah 45:14c “Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other god.” It is vital we know nature is not a god, nor a “mother” as we often say in our culture. God is LORD – the all-powerful God – who created the heavens and the earth.
      When we know in our hearts that God has that kind of power, we will have an appropriate fear of him. When we have that fear, we will come to know him. For “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his teachings have good understanding.” (Psalm 111:10)
      When you fear God’s power, you will understand and rejoice in his power over your life. He truly does have the power to transform your life from sin’s death into salvation’s life. 
 
 
LIFE Link: When you see God’s power in a storm, note the same power is available to you.