God is wonderful; He always knows the end from the beginning. He knew that Pharaoh was headstrong and that he would challenge Him and refuse to release the Israelites, and He knew just what to do to break his hold on His people.
The truth is that God is constantly fighting on your behalf. His mighty hands are upon you to protect you. He goes before you and is always behind you to guard you, but He also wants you to take action.
When Moses told Pharaoh to let God’s people go, he challenged God but God fought for His people and broke the stranglehold of slavery and oppression of the Egyptians over the children of Israel. The Israelites also had a role to play. They had to respond to God’s Word from His servant Moses. They had to believe the message of liberation he brought to them was truly from God for them to have packed up all their belongings to follow him into the wilderness. God expects the same of us today. If you’re in an oppressive situation, God wants you out of it and He has sent a message of deliverance to you. The Bible says, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life…” (1Timothy 6:12). In other words, “Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you!” (TLB).
God wants you to be in control, not ruled by the devil or controlled by circumstances. He wants you to control circumstances of your life. He wants you to be in charge, and to say, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me!” Always respond with the Word. Declare the Word in the face of the situation. Remember, when the devil came to Jesus to tempt Him, He responded to the devil and confronted him with the Word. He has taught us the way that we should go and we should not go down the wrong path. Confront the devil with the Word of God. That’s the power God has invested in you.
