The Heart Is Deceitful: Reflections on Pharaoh’s Divided Heart | By Bill Hull

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/heart-is-deceitful/  This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ “We are never better deceived than when we deceive ourselves.”[1] “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal [but not equal to God], that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness [Not included is the right to run the cosmos or to even pretend that you can run the cosmos].” “Then the Lord said to Moses, Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet. Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country. But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. Even then, Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue my forces—my people, the Israelites—from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” (Exodus 7:1-5, NLT) God insists that he defeat his enemies. He has plenty of them, more than the average guy, more than Moses, even more than Vladimir Putin. This is because every person in the human race is God’s enemy.[2] He clearly stated, “You must not have any other god but me.”[3] Let’s face it: we want to be God, at least to be our own gods, run our own show, and be free to remake the world our way. Down deep, we think we could do a better job. You don’t believe me? Read the story of the ten plagues. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get our Premium podcast feed featuring all the breakout sessions from the RENEW gathering early.  https://reallifetheologypodcast.supercast.com/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW