Exodus 4: 1-9: “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.”
The Lord took Israel towards a place where they would find it hard to escape from Pharaoh because He had further plans before He was finished with Egypt. The Lord’s plan was still exactly the same as it had always been, He was going to show Egypt that He is the Lord. There are two ways that people can learn that the Lord is the Lord. The first way is for them to submit to the Lord while there is time to make and eternal difference but the other way is to wait until you see Him and realise Who He really is. At that time it is too late (see Phil 2: 9-11, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”). The choice is fairly simple, everyone will kneel before the Lord Jesus Christ and accept that He is the Lord. However, some will do this and rejoice because they have everlasting life while others will do this with great regret because it will be too late for them to choose everlasting life. You can only make this choice now, later may be too late and they you will be filled with regret for eternity.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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