November 5, 2018

"Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians." Exodus 6:6

Pastor Gerald made a statement yesterday during his message, "The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed."

Exodus 6 is a good example of that truth. 

Egypt, of course, was a very real nation that played a significant role in ancient history. The Pharaohs of Egypt at times ruled a dynasty and the Hebrew people served as their slaves for 400 years.

But Egypt is also a representation of the bondage experienced in life dominated by the sinful nature. The Hebrews were powerless to free themselves from the power of Pharaoh's dominion. They were destined to be trapped in slavery for their entire miserable existence.

No man existed who had the power or the might to deliver God's people from the bondage of Egypt. So they cried out to Jehovah, their God. For centuries they cried out to Him.

God's promise to Moses was the first ray of hope they had encountered and how amazing it must have been to hear the words, "I am the Lord and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians"! Finally!

Only God could deliver them from the terrible, cruel, monotonous bondage of slavery! And only God's Son can bring you out of the bondage of your sinful nature. That sinful nature that has separated you from God and left you spiritually dead.

Moses was the "type" or the "representation" of Christ but Jesus IS the Christ the Son of God! He is God in the flesh!

Just as the Hebrews only hope of deliverance from bondage was to trust Moses and obey him as God's servant, so is trusting Jesus your only hope for salvation!

You cannot ever, under any circumstances in any way ever free yourself from the bondage of your sinful nature. But God, through Jesus can and will bring you out if you call on Him and trust Jesus! And you don't have to wait 400 hundred years or 400 hundred months or 400 hundred weeks or 400 days or 400 hours or 400 minutes or 400 seconds! You can trust Him right now and He will bring you out!