Exodus 6:1-13
The Book of
Exodus, if anything, shows us the faithfulness of God. God keeps His promises
because He is Holy. And holiness means perfection. And holiness also means the
same yesterday, today, and forever. The
God of Moses and the God of Exodus is the God of you and I. And Exodus chapter
6 is a chapter of the Bible that reminds us of the faithfulness of God. And
shows us why it is important to remember that God is faithful.
The Bible says in Exodus chapter 6:1-5, “Then the Lord said
unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong
hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of
his land. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: And I
appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty,
but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. And I have also established my
covenant with them, to give them the
In this particular situation with Moses and with the children of
It would be very important for Moses and the Children of Israel to
remember that God is Jehovah because they would face many challenges in the
years to come. They would face the opposition of pharaoh, the most powerful man
in the world. And they would also face their own sinful failures and 40 years
of wandering in the wilderness. Therefore they would need to remember that God
is faithful and that He would indeed deliver them from their 400 years of bondage
and bring them into the land that He had promised to the children of Abraham.
Moses and all the children of
Concerning the faithfulness of God the Bible says in Psalms 36:5,
“Thy
mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.” And the Bible
also says in Psalms 119:90, “Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast
established the earth, and it abideth.”
Did you know that God is faithful? What a contrast when compared
to the humans of this world. All we like sheep have gone astray. But God is
faithful. All men are spiritual harlots. We need to remember that God is
faithful because we are not. God is
always faithful to deliver us from the bondage of sin and the bondage of this
wicked world and to bring us into the land of eternal promise. As we attempt to
follow the footprints of Jesus in this life we must remember that God is
JEHOVAH. God is faithful.
What are some ways in which God is faithful? We know that God is
faithful because He sent His only begotten Son to die for our sins that we
might forever have the faithfulness of His eternal mercy and grace. Romans 8:32
says, “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all,
how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things.” Are there
failures and sins in your past that come back to haunt you even though you have
asked Christ’s forgiveness. Then you need to silence the voice of the past by
remembering the promises of God’s faithfulness. I John 1:9 says, “If we confess
our sins; He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.”
Are there struggles with your own sinful flesh that you just can’t
seem to be victorious over. Philippians 1:6 says, “Being
confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” God is faithful, and He will deliver
you just as He delivered Moses and the children of
The Bible goes on to say in Exodus chapter 6:6-9, “Wherefore say
unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under
the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I
will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I will
take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and Ye shall know that
I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the
Egyptians. And I will bring you unto the land, concerning the which I did swear
to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an
heritage: I am the Lord. And Moses spake so unto the children of
In these verses of Exodus chapter 6 God gave several promises to
Suffering is a part of this world. Of course the sufferings that
the children of
It is not really so important what your sufferings are, or how
unjust your suffering may indeed be. But what is important is how you respond
to suffering. Don’t be like the children of
Perhaps the sufferings of this life are many for you. But they are
temporary and they are not worthy to be compared with the glory and the riches
of God’s grace. It’s a shame that the children of
The same fire that melts the wax hardens the clay. Because this
generation of
Jesus said in John 10:10, “I am come that they might have life;
and that they might have it more abundantly.” The purpose of suffering, for the child
of God, is to teach us and improve our character. You would think that
suffering would help people to understand and see more; just how weak they are
and just how much they are dependant on God’s strength and grace. Don’t be a
selfish person and let your sufferings keep you from learning more about the
abundant life that is found in Christ. Suffering should teach you patience.
Suffering should help you become more kind and sensitive towards other people.
Suffering should help you to be less narrow minded and more understanding of
other people. Suffering should help you to see that God is faithful. And
suffering will bring you deeper into the abundant life that is found by faith
in Jesus Christ.
Even if your faith fails you, even if the fires of temptation
harden your heart, even if you fail to learn the lessons that you should, and
even if you miss out on the blessings of God: God will still accomplish His
purposes. Because the Bible says concerning God in II Timothy
The Bible goes on to say in Exodus chapter 6 verses 10-13, “And the Lord
spake unto Moses, saying, Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of
Moses was a man like any other man. He was a sinner. But one big
difference between Moses and most people of this world is that Moses hath faith
in God. Even Moses still needed grow in His faith and to keep in remembrance
the faithfulness of God. If there is one
mistake that we see Moses making in these first few chapters of Exodus; it is
how he would give excuses when God commanded him to do something. And Moses
said, “How shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?” Did it really
matter whether or not Moses was circumcised? Well, what mattered to God was for
Moses to go to Pharaoh and speak forth the Words of God.
Just before the Jesus’ crucifixion He prayed, “Not My will
Lord, but Thine, be done.” And when Jesus taught us to pray He said to pray of God,
“Thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” You can always find an excuse to not
do what God wants you to do. There is always some way for us to justify our
fears, our lack of faith, or our own selfishness to seek our own desires
instead of God’s will. Jesus said seek and ye shall find.
Just go out and talk to the people in the world around you. And
you will see that most are people who have found some excuse that they use to
justify why they have not turned from their sins and turned to Jesus and some
excuse why do not live their lives day by day for God. But if you remember that
God is JEHOVAH, that God is faithful, then you will also realize there are no
excuses to not do the will of God.
It is true that we are weak, without strength, and ungodly
sinners. It is true we don’t always have the faith that we should as children
of God. And it is true that of ourselves we can do nothing. But just remember that Jesus said in II
Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made
perfect in weakness.” Turn your eyes upon Jesus and look full in His wonderful
face. And then you will find you have no excuses to not do the will of God but
rather you have the greatest reason in the world: that God is a God of grace.
And because God is JEHOVAH, the self-existent One, the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end, the eternally faithful One, You have all that you need
to be successful in picking up your cross and following Jesus.
This is in fact the great example that Moses gave us. Moses had
fears and failures and excuses that he offered to God. But Moses had faith in
the promises of God and Moses did what God told Him to do. You don’t have to be
great; you just have to be obedient through faith.
Did you know that God is JEHOVAH? God is faithful? And God has
faithfully day by day offered you the opportunity to serve Him and the
opportunity to enjoy the friendship of His love. Perhaps you have not done all the
things in life that you have hoped to for God. Just remember God is faithful.
And He has a plan you have yet to fully understand. Perhaps your life is filled
with excuses. Then it is time you
replace those excuses with the promises of God.
If you have never turned
from your sins and turned to Jesus, today is the day of salvation. Don’t give
excuses, and don’t ignore the eternal flames that wait to consume your soul.
But run to the arms of Jesus. Pray to Him right now and He will forgive you of
your sins and save you from hell. Jesus died for your sins. He rose again. And
now He offers you eternal life for free. Romans
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