Scripture:
Exodus 19:4-5 (ESV)
‘You
yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles'
wings and brought you to myself. Now
therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be
my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;
Devotional:
The Israelites
have just left Egypt. They just saw God’s
miracles and the plagues. They were delivered
right out of Pharaoh’s hands and into freedom.
God tells Moses that He “bore you on eagles wings.” It wasn’t a maybe God did something to
help. Or I might have seen His hand here
or there. God delivered them and brought
them to Himself. Here he is saying that
if you obey me and keep my ways you will be my people.
What could
possibly be better than that? To be God’s
own personal treasure. Imagine being one
of His most prized possessions. Thinking
about this I ponder a little girl with her dolls. Out of many dolls she has certain ones that
are her favorites. There is that one
doll she will tote everywhere. It goes
to the store. It is carried out to the
park to play. Off on vacations with the family. That one little doll is special above all the
rest.
Guess what,
you are that doll. In God’s eyes you are
the treasured one above the rest. By
believing in Christ and accepting the truth in the Gospels you are set apart
from the rest. As Christians we are
favored. God loves all people and wants
everyone to accept Christ as the savior of the world. But only those that accept are among the chosen
ones. Only those who accept have a
special place in Heaven. Remember WE are
a treasure not junk…
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