Plagues - 1. Water Turns Blood!

Plagues - 1. Water Turns Blood!

 

From today we are going to see “The Ten plagues(curse)” that the Lord brought upon Egypt. The LORD said to Moses: The Egyptian king stubbornly refuses to change his mind and let the people go. Tomorrow morning take the stick that turned into a snake, then wait beside the Nile River for the king. Tell him, "The LORD God of the Hebrews sent me to order you to release his people, so they can worship him in the desert. But until now, you have paid no attention. "The LORD is going to do something to show you that He really is the LORD. I will strike the Nile with this stick, and the water will turn into blood. The fish will die, the river will stink, and none of you Egyptians will be able to drink the water." Moses, then command Aaron to hold his stick over the water. And when he does, every drop of water in Egypt will turn into blood, including rivers, canals, ponds, and even the water in buckets and jars. Moses and Aaron obeyed the LORD. Aaron held out his stick, then struck the Nile, as the king and his officials watched. The river turned into blood, the fish died, and the water smelled so bad that none of the Egyptians could drink it. Blood was everywhere in Egypt. But the Egyptian magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing. The king did just as the LORD had said--he stubbornly refused to listen. Then he went back to his palace and never gave it a second thought. The Egyptians had to dig holes along the banks of the Nile for drinking water, because water from the river was unfit to drink. Seven days after the LORD had struck the Nile,

Lesson to be Learnt:

1.      Imagine ourselves in Moses and Aaron’s situation, if we are asked to do the same, What would we have done?.

2.      They showed implicit obedience. The same Moses who argued with the Lord, when the Lord asked him to deliver His people now showed a great level of faith to do what the Lord said.

3.      May be we too don’t have such faith like Moses. But let’s take it up now and pray to the Lord  pleading Him to strengthen us to give us faith to follow Him wherever He goes and do whatever He says without questioning. And His strength is always made perfect in our weakness.

4.      It can’t be brought out in a second. Start praying and believing in God for each and every simple thing. When take such simple steps, God like a proud Father will lift us up and show us how to walk in faith though we falter many times.

5.      God went to the level of inflicting Egyptians with Plagues when they troubled God’s people. The same God is with us. Anything take it to the Lord. He will fight for you.

           

2Corinthians 12:9

(CEV)  But he replied, "My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak." So if Christ keeps giving me his power, I will gladly brag about how weak I am.

(Hindi) और उस ने मुझ से कहा, मेरा अनुग्रह तेरे लिथे बहुत है? क्‍योंकि मेरी सामर्य निर्बलता में सिद्ध होती है? इसलिथे मैं बड़े आनन्‍द से अपक्की निर्बलताओं पर घमण्‍ड करूंगा, कि मसीह की सामर्य मुझ पर छाया करती रहे।

(Tamil OV)  அதற்கு அவர்: என் கிருபை உனக்குப்போதும்; பலவீனத்திலே என் பலம் பூரணமாய் விளங்கும் என்றார். ஆகையால், கிறிஸ்துவின் வல்லமை என்மேல் தங்கும்படி, என் பலவீனங்களைக்குறித்து நான் மிகவும் சந்தோஷமாய் மேன்மைபாராட்டுவேன்.

(Telugu)  అందుకు - నా కృప నీకు చాలును. బలహీనతయందు నా శక్తి పరిపూర్ణమగుచున్నదని ఆయన నాతో చెప్పెను. కాగా క్రీస్తు శక్తి నామీద నిలిచియుండు నిమిత్తమే, ¹విశేషముగా నా బలహీనతలయందే బహు సంతోషముగా అతిశయపడుదును.

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