Wait a minute, did he actually say we need to thank God for Pharoah??? Wow! What a powerful and timely message that Pastor taught yesterday on the ministry of Pharoah. It's not often that we read the story of Moses & the Israelites with the consideration of Pharoah's very unique and divine role in the process of deliverance. If you're anything like me, most times you've read Pharoah's role to be that of the enemy's doing. But if you look closely at the text, God clearly says to Moses:
"You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharoah to let the Israelites go out of his country. But I will harden Pharoah's heart, and though I will multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt, he will not listen to you." Exodus 7:2-4 NIV
Did you catch that? It was God who hardened Pharoah's heart on purpose so that it would be clear to the Israelites that it was His hand that delivered them from bondage. Do you have a Pharoah in your life? Are you encountering a very difficult situation that seems to be in direct conflict with the promise that God spoke into your heart and spirit long ago? Be encouraged today that God has not changed His mind concerning His promise to you. Neither is He slack in fulfilling His promise. However, the process of delivering you and preparing you prior to you reaching the promised land, requires some very unique players. Pharoah is one of them.
Pharoah's ministry is designed to grow you to places of greater strength and to reveal certain truths to you (about yourself) that you might not otherwise face. Pharoah was a primary factor in the growth and deliverance of the children of Israel. Your pharoah is no different. God used pharoah to minister to the children of Israel - to prepare them; to deposit inside of them the character required to handle their blessing; to train them to serve Him and no other gods; to get them ready for the abundance of the blessing. Are you ready for the abundance of God's blessing or is Pharoah's ministry still working its purpose in your life?
Pastor gave us a very helpful tip on how to respond to Pharoah: allow the revelation and the truth of the hardship to manifest and don't give up! Get all that God wants to say and teach you while you're in the hardship. Remember, Pharoah will only be around in your life as long as God needs to use him, so let the ministry of Pharoah have his perfect work. If you can do that, then you can rest on the promise that afterwards, pharoah will drown in the Red Sea of his defeat and your deliverance!
Are you at your Red Sea yet?
Good morning First Lady. It is amazing that Pastor spoke on this topic. My brother is currently going through this very thing. I have been encouraging him, and letting him that Fod is only refining him and building him up for what he has instore for him.
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