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A Morning Devotion

From Bro. Bob

Exodus 6:28-8:7

Dear Family of God:

I have often taught on the subject of sinning away your day of Grace. That is what I beleive God's word teaches is that you deny the Holy Spirit, you go against what the Holy Spirit says so many times that after a while...we don't know when or how much time...that really isn't up to us, the Holy Spirit just ups and quits fooling with you. This can be for one not being saved. The Holy Spirit convicts and convicts and convicts and the person goes to church and walks out of church and goes to church and walks out of church...and they never respond to the Holy Spirit except to deny Him. And finally the Holy Spirit quits convicting.  And the lost is lost, doomed to hell's fire.

For the saved person this hearing that 'still small voice' is that voice telling us to be nicer than we want to be, or telling us to go witnessness to our friend, or to be at church everytime the door is open, or to go on that mission trip or to encourage that one going through depression.. The first time the Holy Spirit speaks...the voice is loud and clear and yet you do not respond...and the next time the Holy Spirit speaks you can't hear Him quite as clear, and you don't respond...and you... know after a while you can't hear Him at all. Does this cause a loss in one's salvation? No, but your intimate relationship with the Savior has passed you by.

Today in this study we see this happening to the greatest man in Egypt.  The Lord is talking to him in some of the most astounding manners possible and yet the Bible states...And the Pharaoh hardened his heart. What did he do?  He hardened his own heart to even hearing from God. Moses and Aaron did all God instructed them to do...all of the fresh water from the Nile was turned to curdled blood...and the fish in the bloody water all died...and then Moses and Aaron once again pleading with Pharaoh...let God's people go...and then frogs were everywhere...and the Pharoah hardened his heart still.

On a beautiful morning like this we have a hard time thinking how we could ever say no to God. Especially if He performed such miracles to bring glory to Him and to convine us to obey. Why, if God walked in and told me to jump out of my window in my study...I would do it...I would trust and know whatever happened would be the best for me...but then the Pharaoh...a task master of task masters...didn't want to allow the Hebrew children go to the desert to worship their God.

And He hardened His heart...

What is the Holy Spirit speaking to you today concerning your obedience?  Is His voice getting stronger or weaker. Are you willing...are you following Him?

In Jesus' Care, Always,

Bro. Bob
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