Scripture to Read: Exodus 8:1–15
Today, God said to Moses, in Exodus 8:1–3, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite your whole territory with frogs. 3 The Nile will swarm with frogs, which will come up and go into your house and into your bedroom and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and on your people, and into your ovens and into your kneading bowls.”’ It’s hard for us to imagine hundreds of thousands of frogs covering the land of Egypt. God did not just have the frogs covering the land, but they were in the houses, bedrooms, and even the ovens. Again, we see in Exodus 8:7, “The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.” As we will see later, the spiritual forces of darkness are powerful but limited in power. But for now, we must remember God’s truth in 2 Corinthians 4:3–4, “And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” The enemy sought (and still seeks) to blind people to God’s awesome power. We must continually seek God and His Word (Psalms 119:9–11) so this world does not blind us.
Challenge & Application
· What are some ways you have seen the enemy blind people to God’s glory found in Christ?
· How have you been blinded at times to God and His Truth by the things this world offers us?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!