FAITH CAPSULE: God owes man nothing except that man owes God all the glory and honor.
EXODUS 14:10-31
It is written, “Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” (Revelation 4:9-11) He is a good God and He is worthy of all glory and honor and thanks. Why not allow only giving glory and honor and thanks become all that you live life to do? Allow your prayer and supplication to become rooted in giving glory and honor with giving thanks to God. Paul knew exactly what he was saying when he stated, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, and let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6) God owes man nothing except that man owes God all the glory and honor. Out of His goodness and mercy, He gave to us love and the Bible states it, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) Just as the children of Israel received their deliverance from the bondage of over four hundred years when God sent Moses to them, so we have received our deliverance today when God sent His Jesus.
To those who receives and believes in Jesus everlasting becomes their portion. Believing and receiving Him becomes the only way out of every trap of hell. He came and shed His precious blood on the Cross of Calvary. The children of Israel, despite their deliverance, the Pharaoh in their life refused to give up on chasing them because of the hardness of his heart. Pharaoh pursued them by going after them with all of his might while the children of Israel remained trapped between the Red Sea and the chariots of Pharaoh. The king of Egypt, Pharaoh, engaged in this operation because, “…The Lord had hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel…” Have you received Jesus and yet the Pharaoh in your life persists and refuses to give up chasing after you? Do you feel trapped in between the modern day Red Sea and the chariots of Pharaoh? Just like the children of Israel, are you experiencing hindrance in your ways and it all look like you were finished? Is your case anywhere close to that of the Israelites?
Prayer for today: Ask God to move on my behalf and gain all the glory and honor over all that represents Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen in your life.