DAILY READINGS: Ezra 8; Daniel 9; Revelation 4
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. Exodus 3:8a
God’s plan for Israel was to remove them from Egypt's bondage, and to bless them in a good land. The first part of Exodus records how God redeemed Israel out of Egypt by the blood of the Passover lamb (Ex. 12). The rest of the book records God’s sanctifying work—getting Egypt out of His people. The work of sanctification is a difficult task. Why? To be conformed to the moral likeness of God requires a willing and obedient heart. God’s plan has not changed. He wants to redeem sinners and also deliver them from the world’s contamination. —Warren Henderson
Perishing! Thou wast not willing; Master, forgive, and inspire us anew,
Banish our worldliness, help us to ever live with eternity’s values in view.—Lucy Meyer