ARE YOU HIS PEOPLE?
Exodus 8

When it was time for God to bring the children of Israel out of the bondage of over four hundred years, His acts of protecting His people were profoundly glaring. In the whole land of Egypt, Goshen, the place where His people were inhabited, was protected from ever destruction of plague. Exodus 3:22-24, “And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the land. I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be. And the Lord did so…” God alone is God and He will do what He says He will do. All through the time of plague, His people did not suffer because He made a difference between them and Egyptians just like He promised. The same God then is still the same God today and He is still making difference between His people and the people of hard heart. You need to sincerely ask yourself if you are one of His people. Are you His people? That been said, you might be interested to know if your church going or your knowledge about the Bible is enough to qualify you as one of His people. Who are His people? Psalm 149:4, “For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.” Evidently, taking pleasure in His people is separating them from eminent danger or destruction like He did for the children of Israel during the plagues that forced Pharaoh to let them go and serve. Psalm 147:11, “For the LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy...” Without any iota of doubt, His people who He separates are His people and they are the ones He takes pleasure in. Clearly, the psalmist has now made us realize that the ones who God takes pleasure in are the ones who fear Him; they are the ones who are qualified as His people. Do you have the fear of God? Having the fear of God is not attainable through determination because determination will fail. It failed Peter when he denied Jesus three times. (Matthew 26:69-75) Do you desire to fear God? When you desire to fear God, He will deposit it in you. He is a good God and will not force Himself on us. God promised in Jeremiah 32:40, “And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.” God wants to make a difference between us and the ones who are not for Him.

Prayer for today: Lord, deposit Your fear in me and let me not depart from You. Let Your fear overtake my life.