January 17, 2010 9:28 AM
Sam wrote:
Nww why would the Pharaoh say "Tomorrow." when Moses asked when he would like him to pray for the Pharaoh, his officials and the people?
With all that had happened so far, the snake, the blood and frogs, you woulda thought that the Pharoah woulda said 'right now'.
Is that what we say a lot? Tomorrow? When in fact, it should be 'right now'. For example:
When am I going to share the Word of God? Tomorrow?
When am I going to do something really good for someone? Tomorrow?
When am I going to start dieting? Tomorrow?
When am I going to commit to reading God's Word every day? Tomorrow?
When am I __________________? YOU fill in the blank. Is your answer Tomorrow, or 'right now'?
If more people would commit to doing things right now, a whole lot of things would actually get done. As you know, tomorrow never comes. (As Raymond Burr and Oliver Reed find out in the movie with the same name.)
Can you imiagine if everyone who committed themselves to doing something good, actually DID it, right now, how much more love there would be in the world? Are there things that YOU need to commit to? Are there things that if you wait until tomorrow, it never happens? A lot of folks wait until January firsts to make 'resolutions'. Most of them fail by the 17th of January (so statistics say). I would wager that if those resolutions were started the day they were first thought about, a lot more of them would survive, and for a lot longer period of time.
Take some time right now to reflect on YOUR commitments you should be making, and don't wait until 'tomorrow' to act. Reply to this
January 17, 2010 9:34 AM
Sam wrote:
Now, to continue this. Notice after the frogs, came the gnats, then the flies. Immediately after the whole land was plagued with flies, the Pharaoh THEN told Moses to pray for him (verse 28, ch 8). And he meant, right now, not tomorrow. FINALLY, the Pharaoh was getting it (oh, he hadn't GOT it yet, he has a few more disasters in his life first), he didn't want to wait until 'tomorrow' for Moses to take action.
As far as the questions I posed in the blog above....does it take a lot of negative/bad things to happen to someone before they commit to doing something good? I hope not. I hope each of you will commit today to doing something good, and not wait until tomorrow to do it. Let me know your success stories. Reply to this
January 17, 2010 11:41 AM
Rich wrote:
How did the Egyptian magicians do the same thing - specifically, turn water into blood? Moses and Aaron turned all water in Egypt into blood - even water in buckets. Did the magicians do the same? How would anyone know? All water was already turned to blood. If all water was already turned to blood, how did they "do the same?"
I am not questioning the facts here. Instead, I am guessing that, in fact, the magicians did not do the same but Pharaoh and other leaders "believed" that they were able to do the same thing. They did not consider this feat to be anything particularly special. They attributed the act to man and not to God.
I wonder how often I do the same. I wonder how often I consider acts of God to be acts of man. Is it possible that some of "my" accomplishments are really accomplishments of God on my behalf? How active is God in my life? Is he steering or am I steering?
I think the "tomorrow" statement of Pharaoh was perhaps a show of his power. It was PHARAOH who determined when the frogs would go away, not Moses (and God). If Pharaoh could dictate the time and if the time was not right now (which would show some sign of weakness), then Pharaoh still had some power. He was in charge (sort of).
To be honest, I have never read all of the plagues in one day like this. It is interesting to see Pharaoh both wearing down and becoming more obstinate as he loses everything around him. He is acting stupid (to us), but in the midst of catastrophe, I often act much the same. I hold on to things of no importance whatsoever instead of seeing the big picture. I am more like Pharaoh than I would like to admit. Hopefully I am learning something here.
I am confused about the end of Chapter 10 and the beginning of Chapter 11. At the end of 10, Moses says: "Just as you say," Moses replied, "I will never appear before you again." But in Chapter 11, he goes before Pharaoh again to tell about the firstborn plague. And then actually after the firstborn plague, Pharaoh summons Moses again and they see each other one more time. Reply to this
January 17, 2010 11:43 AM
Rich wrote:
My something good so far today is to blog again - two days in a row!!! It doesn't sound like much, but for me right now, it is a good thing. I made a commitment to myself that I would blog/read the Bible today and I did (and I am happy about it). Reply to this
January 17, 2010 10:33 PM
Dustin wrote:
Stubborn as a mule! sounds familiar, I have been away for a couple of days not because i am stubborn thats a different story to come later. I have been studying and prepping and every other word you can think of in trying to pursue this prime oppurtunity at seal beach weapons center. I am 1 test away from my permit and also have to take my hazmat endorsement to finish out my class A commercial license. I have been writing my resume and rewriting, and rewriting and etc,etc,etc. trying to of course make myself look like the best candidate with out a class A license. Down side is the job requires a class A.
So on to the story, i got into a dispute with our landlord the other day and i put up my wall and was not going to move. Honestly i felt that i did not need to move my truck. It is in the drive way that i pay for through rent. Of course the land lord thinks that since he lived here for 20 years prior that it is his right to park in the driveway when he comes over. He has stepped on my toes repeatedly and i had had enough. I through up my wall and wasnt going to listen at all.
So do you know what ended up happening? yup i moved me truck, i was furious. I have not been that mad at anyone in a long time. I honestly was at a point that if he looked as if he was going to move towards me i was going finish his movement for him. It was that bad.
Kind of sounds familiar to what the pharoh was doing. He through up his walls and wouldnt listen. No matter what the threat he didnt listen until it cost him something dear to his heart. Luckily it didnt cost me.
January 18, 2010 9:24 PM
Tony wrote:
I would tend to disagree about the pharaohs heart. He threw up his wall as you said, but, it was God that hardened his heart. Pharaoh wanted to let the people go but God said, not yet. Reply to this
Nww why would the Pharaoh say "Tomorrow." when Moses asked when he would like him to pray for the Pharaoh, his officials and the people?
With all that had happened so far, the snake, the blood and frogs, you woulda thought that the Pharoah woulda said 'right now'.
Is that what we say a lot? Tomorrow? When in fact, it should be 'right now'. For example:
When am I going to share the Word of God? Tomorrow?
When am I going to do something really good for someone? Tomorrow?
When am I going to start dieting? Tomorrow?
When am I going to commit to reading God's Word every day? Tomorrow?
When am I __________________? YOU fill in the blank. Is your answer Tomorrow, or 'right now'?
If more people would commit to doing things right now, a whole lot of things would actually get done. As you know, tomorrow never comes. (As Raymond Burr and Oliver Reed find out in the movie with the same name.)
Can you imiagine if everyone who committed themselves to doing something good, actually DID it, right now, how much more love there would be in the world? Are there things that YOU need to commit to? Are there things that if you wait until tomorrow, it never happens? A lot of folks wait until January firsts to make 'resolutions'. Most of them fail by the 17th of January (so statistics say). I would wager that if those resolutions were started the day they were first thought about, a lot more of them would survive, and for a lot longer period of time.
Take some time right now to reflect on YOUR commitments you should be making, and don't wait until 'tomorrow' to act.
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Now, to continue this. Notice after the frogs, came the gnats, then the flies. Immediately after the whole land was plagued with flies, the Pharaoh THEN told Moses to pray for him (verse 28, ch 8). And he meant, right now, not tomorrow. FINALLY, the Pharaoh was getting it (oh, he hadn't GOT it yet, he has a few more disasters in his life first), he didn't want to wait until 'tomorrow' for Moses to take action.
As far as the questions I posed in the blog above....does it take a lot of negative/bad things to happen to someone before they commit to doing something good? I hope not. I hope each of you will commit today to doing something good, and not wait until tomorrow to do it. Let me know your success stories.
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How did the Egyptian magicians do the same thing - specifically, turn water into blood? Moses and Aaron turned all water in Egypt into blood - even water in buckets. Did the magicians do the same? How would anyone know? All water was already turned to blood. If all water was already turned to blood, how did they "do the same?"
I am not questioning the facts here. Instead, I am guessing that, in fact, the magicians did not do the same but Pharaoh and other leaders "believed" that they were able to do the same thing. They did not consider this feat to be anything particularly special. They attributed the act to man and not to God.
I wonder how often I do the same. I wonder how often I consider acts of God to be acts of man. Is it possible that some of "my" accomplishments are really accomplishments of God on my behalf? How active is God in my life? Is he steering or am I steering?
I think the "tomorrow" statement of Pharaoh was perhaps a show of his power. It was PHARAOH who determined when the frogs would go away, not Moses (and God). If Pharaoh could dictate the time and if the time was not right now (which would show some sign of weakness), then Pharaoh still had some power. He was in charge (sort of).
To be honest, I have never read all of the plagues in one day like this. It is interesting to see Pharaoh both wearing down and becoming more obstinate as he loses everything around him. He is acting stupid (to us), but in the midst of catastrophe, I often act much the same. I hold on to things of no importance whatsoever instead of seeing the big picture. I am more like Pharaoh than I would like to admit. Hopefully I am learning something here.
I am confused about the end of Chapter 10 and the beginning of Chapter 11. At the end of 10, Moses says: "Just as you say," Moses replied, "I will never appear before you again." But in Chapter 11, he goes before Pharaoh again to tell about the firstborn plague. And then actually after the firstborn plague, Pharaoh summons Moses again and they see each other one more time.
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My something good so far today is to blog again - two days in a row!!! It doesn't sound like much, but for me right now, it is a good thing. I made a commitment to myself that I would blog/read the Bible today and I did (and I am happy about it).
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Stubborn as a mule! sounds familiar, I have been away for a couple of days not because i am stubborn thats a different story to come later. I have been studying and prepping and every other word you can think of in trying to pursue this prime oppurtunity at seal beach weapons center. I am 1 test away from my permit and also have to take my hazmat endorsement to finish out my class A commercial license. I have been writing my resume and rewriting, and rewriting and etc,etc,etc. trying to of course make myself look like the best candidate with out a class A license.
Down side is the job requires a class A.
So on to the story, i got into a dispute with our landlord the other day and i put up my wall and was not going to move. Honestly i felt that i did not need to move my truck. It is in the drive way that i pay for through rent. Of course the land lord thinks that since he lived here for 20 years prior that it is his right to park in the driveway when he comes over. He has stepped on my toes repeatedly and i had had enough. I through up my wall and wasnt going to listen at all.
So do you know what ended up happening? yup i moved me truck, i was furious. I have not been that mad at anyone in a long time. I honestly was at a point that if he looked as if he was going to move towards me i was going finish his movement for him. It was that bad.
Kind of sounds familiar to what the pharoh was doing. He through up his walls and wouldnt listen. No matter what the threat he didnt listen until it cost him something dear to his heart. Luckily it didnt cost me.
See you all tomorrow.
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JESUS IS LORD, GOD IS GOOD
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I would tend to disagree about the pharaohs heart. He threw up his wall as you said, but, it was God that hardened his heart. Pharaoh wanted to let the people go but God said, not yet.
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