Exodus 7:1-13

“1.Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
2.You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country.
3.But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt,
4.he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites.
5.And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.”
6.Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them.
7.Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.
8.The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
9.”When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”
10.So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.
11.Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts:
12.Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
13.Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.”

Today's passage is about God's calling of Moses and Aaron. Despite their advanced ages, with Moses being 80 years old and Aaron 83, God called them to serve. This demonstrates that God's calling and use of individuals is not limited by age. Moses, drawing from his extensive life experience, acted with careful deliberation and openly discussed his challenges with God, addressing the issues of God's plan.

God forewarned Moses and Aaron that Pharaoh would not listen to them, yet He sent them to accomplish His grand plan of salvation. In our lives, too, we must believe that even the small events are part of God's greater design. While we may not fully understand God's plans, we must trust in His guidance during those in-between moments.

True faith is about fully trusting God, accepting our shortcomings, and recognizing the unfinished aspects of our lives. We should trust in God's guidance amid small successes and failures and view these experiences as opportunities for growth.

Today, as we pray for the children of Philadelphia and the mission team, we hope they praise God in their small successes and rely on Him in their small failures, growing in maturity. Trusting in the Lord's guidance, may we dedicate our lives to Him and experience His work throughout the day. Amen.

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