The Egyptians feared the children of Israel.
Exodus 1:8-10 Now there arose a king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and and mightier than we; come let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happens, in the event of war, they also join our enemies and fight against us and so go up out of the land.”
One man’s fear of losing power brought slavery to God’s people. One man’s fear of losing power brings division and destroys a nation, a country.
John 11:47-48 Then the chief priest and pharisees gathered a council and said, “what shall we do? For this Man works many signs. If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.
They feared losing their power because of Jesus. The One who loved and brought healing to all who came to Him.
Matthew 5:24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics, and He healed them.
All humans are created in God’s image. God says “Do not murder.”
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God he created him; male and female He created them.
Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder.
Jesus says murder begins in the heart. That we can murder with our words.
Matthew 5:21-22 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, you shall not murder, and who ever murders will be in danger of the judgement. But I say to you whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgement. And whoever says to his brother ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You Fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.”
Mathew 15:18-19 But those things which proceed from the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thought, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
What things are we hiding in our hearts? Are we letting the Holy Spirit clean out hate and fill us with His good fruit? The devil is the father of lies and only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Would we destroy another, one we don’t know from opinion or fear? Only God is the reader of our hearts.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a Spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind.
Will we use this power for God’s will? Will we love others no matter their race, religion, or gender? Will we shine Jesus love no matter the cost?
Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Will we walk in Jesus ways? Will we be a separate people? It is not as easy as it seems on the surface. There are many who have decided what we should love and hate but there is only one true way.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Matthew 25:45 And the King will answer and say to them, assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.
Romans 13:10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Who are we following? Can we bare the cost? Choose this day whom you will follow.
For man this is impossible but for God all things are possible.
