Today is Tuesday, January 8, 2019, and here is your daily devote. God didn't just prove himself to be one true God through the plagues. He showed himself to be better than all the false gods of Egypt. He was saying, these gods that you think make you happy and make you flourish, they're fake.
They'll never bring you the good life. Only I will. God's purpose of the plagues was not solely to secure the release of his people from Egyptian bondage. He also wanted Pharaoh and the Egyptian people to turn from their false gods to the one true God.
He gave them the opportunity to turn from wise to truth. God, in his great love and mercy, reveals to us where we are chasing after false things that won't satisfy us. Like he did with the Egyptian gods through the plagues, God will reveal and expose our false gods for what they are. When the word of God reminds us how we've put other gods before Jesus, when our brothers and sisters are loving enough to point out the idols in our lives, we have a choice.
We can repent, or we can continue in our sin, harden our hearts toward God, and continue chasing after what we believe will satisfy us. Think about this. Why is it easier to put our trust in things we can see like money, people? What lies do people in our culture turn to for security, purpose, and joy in life?
How might these lies have impacted the church? Thanks for listening to the Daily Depot. I would love to connect with you either on social media or you can send me an email at www.atomburton.net. Also, please share this, like it, send it to somebody who it might be a benefit to.
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