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Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Lord's Continuing Presence
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a
dream. This happened while Joseph was in Egypt. The angel
said, "Get up! Take the baby and his mother and go to Israel.
The people that were trying to kill the baby are now dead."
-- Matthew 2:19-20 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Isn't it interesting how the same place can mean different things for
us? Egypt was that way for Israel. Egypt was a place of bondage, but it
was also a place where they found food to preserve them during a
famine. Egypt was a place of oppression and yet at the same time it was
a place of God's great deliverance. Egypt wasn't home, but it was a
place where God still was active in guiding and protecting his people
and fulfilling his promises to them. As Matthew relates how Jesus was
protected in Egypt even though it was not his home, all these
connections with Israel's past fill our hearts and remind us of this
great truth: If we are seeking to live for our Father, he knows us, he
knows our situation, and he is working for our ultimate deliverance no
matter where we are!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Ever-present Father, I am comforted to see how you protected your Son
when he was vulnerable. I am thankful to know that there is never a
place or time that your presence is not with me. Please make yourself
known in my life each day, as I seek to live for you right where I am,
until that day you bring me home. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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