The porch light is on!

“No one could see anyone else or leave his place for three days.
Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.” Exodus 10:23

Pharaoh’s heart was hardened by anger toward God when he didn’t get his way.  Moses’ pleading, plagues, nothing mattered – he was blinded in the darkness of hardened hatred - blaming God, refusing light.  We’re can act very similar when God try’s to get our attention. 

 

We may never have a prophet like Moses show God’s power, who simply “stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days,” … now that should get our attention. Nonetheless, we tend to enter a hardship in life and want to fix it - our way or no way.  No matter what God’s Word says or Godly advice we receive, we reject it – but, complain that God won’t help – we harden against God.  If God left you in darkness for three days … would His Word and love come to mind?  Or would you get mad at God because added to your life problem, you are now left in the dark – hardened more.

 

 

God loves you, and will never leave you in darkness.  We place ourselves there.  God didn’t leave Jesus in darkness, Jesus went into deaths darkness for us (He bore our sin); then He overcame the darkness of the grave after three days. 

This is Jesus’ promise to you:

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 8:12

In Christ’s love, know that God’s children will have “light in the places where they live.”

Owen <><