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Exodus 3:13-22

When God called on Moses to go as a messenger of deliverance to the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel, it was with a consistent command of bringing the children of Israel out of bondage so they could go and sacrifice to God. Exodus 3:18, ÒThen they will heed your voice; and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ÔThe LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now, please, let us go three daysÕ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.Ó All through the encounter of Moses with Pharaoh was a striking message of letting the people go and serve (sacrifice) to God. Just as the children of Israel were brought out of bondage by God through Moses, so the believers today has been brought out of the bondage of sin and iniquities by the blood of Jesus Christ. The life of a believer is to be a life of service (sacrifice) unto God as the journey of life continues. The grace of salvation is to enable believers to be in consistent walk with God not to walk inconsistently in line with the world. He is a God with good plans for His children who will serve Him in all of their walks. As a believer, you have not been redeemed to serve or sacrifice to the god of this world. The children of Israel eventually gained freedom from the house of bondage (Egypt), but they entered into self-bondage in their journey. They failed in their service and could not pass unto the promise of God. It is not enough that you have come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus. You also need to begin to live a life of sacrifice in serving the Lord God. Also, your knowledge about the need to live sacrificially unto God will not count against you in the Day of Judgment if you are actually living to serve God. Ask the Lord to enable you in your serving Him in truth and indeed.