Exodus 10:1-2 Then the Lord said to Moses: “Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them. I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them – and so you will know I am the Lord.”
Could I have just snapped the Israelites out of Egypt, placed them in a safe and prosperous land and had it done? Of course. But, as you know from your own life, anything that comes too easily is not cherished, is not cared for. So, instant salvation would have been easy but even more easily lost. My ways are always much more layered than yours, Child. There is always a deeper meaning, a more relevant lesson, and a more precious gift involved. Yes, I could just make all of your problems disappear. I could replace all that has been taken from you in the unjust actions against you. I could just fix everything that is broken, find all that has been lost, restore all that has been damaged. But, what would you do then? Just go on as if nothing…. Would your faith be stronger? Would your enemies see My power? Would your walk stand out amongst those who reject Me? Would others see Me in what is happening in your life? Would you be a walking testimony to obedience, trust, faith and perseverance? There are always more layers to what is happening. The surface is just that – the surface. I strive for deeper, more lasting lessons and events. The Israelites were delivered. In My time. In My way. For My purposes. And it made lasting impressions on them, on their enemies, on all those who saw or learned of it. Lasting. Eternal consequences. That is it, Child. Eternal consequences. Learn to wait for temporal deliverance while enjoying the knowledge that you have obtained eternal deliverance.
Amanuensis 