Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

The dramatic events leading up to the exodus out of Egypt must have had a significant impact on those involved in it. Imagine the trauma and the grief that occurred among the Egyptians and those who were disobedient to the orders of Moses. All their first born animals and children were mysteriously killed and their lives totally and irrevocably changed. Imagine also the impact this would have had on Pharaoh. However he made up his mind that the God of Moses was greater than him and he had lost so he let the people of God go and gave them gold, silver, jewels and valuable stuff to take with them. But on reflection Pharaoh went back to default mode and decided to take the Israelite back into slavery, for the rules of chattel slavery dictates that a slave is property and not a person. So Pharaoh having lost his son and heir decides to chase after the man of God with the view of capturing his property.

 The spiritual significance for us today is that once we are delivered from the clutches of satan and his minions, his avowed intent is to get us back. We were his slaves and therefore his property, now that we have been set free by the deliverer Jesus, he is after us again. Our intent is to remain under the covering of the blood and don’t give him an opportunity to sneak in. Once out of bondage allow the glory, or the presence of the Lord to guide you by night and by day! see Exodus 13:17-22.