Exodus 8: 16-19
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and
strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will
become gnats.” They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the
staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All
the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. But when the magicians
tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats
were on people and animals everywhere, the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is
the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not listen, just
as the LORD had said.
Message:
The third plague gnats or lice in other translation eventually made the
magicians realize their limitation and acknowledged God’s power although
Pharaoh remained adamant about his conviction. The sorcerer’s experience can be
related to Paul’s who worked against God when he was still Saul. Then, as God
made Himself known to the man by blinding him, Saul changed and eventually
became Paul who brought the good news to the people all over the world. These
examples let me understand the idea that unless man’s capabilities have been
exhausted, he will never learn to recognize God’s.
Application:
I will depend on God on each that I do for He is the source of all.
Prayer:
Dear God, thank you for reminding me that any man’s capability is nothing
compared with Yours, thus making me understand the idea that without You God I
am nothing. Lord forgive me if sometimes I tend to depend on myself, on my own
capacity, that I do things without consulting You Father, an act which I know
displeases You. Hence, instead of realizing my goal, I fail. Lord, I entrust
all my concerns to You. I pray for the wisdom, the patience and the time I need
to finish my concept paper Lord. I need to avail of the scholarship Lord for
thesis writing, so please let me finish all that I have to finish before the
date set. I pray for the clarity and conciseness of my work and the panel’s
favor. Lord, I pray as well for those
who are presently working against You Father, for those who are using Your name
and Your word to discourage and discredit us who do otherwise. Father, just like Moses, bless us Your servants even more and make us prosper in the characteristics we need Lord that we may bring all others
the message of salvation. Direct our actions Lord and let us influence those who do the opposite. Enable discernment in each one of us Lord, make us wise that we may see the differences between Your work and the enemy's. And if we both work on the realization of the same goal, then make us respect each other's advocacy and conviction God for us to set a strong foundation in Your favor. This I pray, in Jesus’ name, amen.
