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January 25th…Wesley Covenant Association
Trying to get more organized, not so I can get more done, but so I can make sure I do what’s most important.
Change is hard…but it happens all the time.
Change Happens.
Unwanted - Necessary
"I don't want to change, but I have to.
Use "purpose" as your instrument of change.
I don’t want it, but I am convinced that my purpose in life makes it necessary that I do things differently.
There are four other types of change that we face in life.
The Four Types of Change:
The Four Types of Change:
Wanted - Necessary
"I have to change, and I want to."
Use "passion" as your instrument of change.
I GET TO...
Wanted - Not Necessary
"I don't have to change, but I want to."
Use "play" as your instrument of change.
Let’s go somewhere different…it’ll be an adventure.
Unwanted - Not Necessary
"I don't want to change, and I don't have to."
Use "peace" as your instrument of change.
But it will be better in the long run…it’ll be better for others.
WE all face changes.
The question we will always have before us, how are we going to respond?
Fear of Man or Fear of God.
WE all face changes.
The question we will always have before us, how are we going to respond?
Fear of Man or Fear of God.
What we believe determines how we behave.
This truth is revealed in our reading today
A lot has happened in these first few verses of Exodus.
The first chapter spans approximately 400 years in total; even though we aren’t sure exactly how much time has passed by vs 8 we know it has been a while.
You see the pharoah when Joseph and Jacob arrived was not native to Egypt.
He was really a foreigner just like Joseph.
But that ruling party has been overthrown now and the current pharoah is a native to Egypt and understandably a bit more uncomfortable with the growing power of another foreign people in the land of Egypt.
But the Israelites have changed too.
When they came, they were given the best lands, and they have bee fruitful.
The famine that drove them from their home has long passed, but they remain in the safety and comfort of Egypt.
This is the way it is in life.
Time changes everything.
We aren’t sure exactly how much time has passed by vs 8 but
Time changes everything.
In Time, Everything Changes
You see, it’s nothing new, time changes everything; but I believe that we can discover a powerful truths as we look at how others handled this change in this week.
Read with me.
Exodus 1:
Pharoah is presented to us as a man very much intimidated by the Israelites.
What do intimidated leaders do? they press.
They raise the tension.
That’s what pharoah did, he put the Israelites to forced labor.
Fear of man results in conflict with man.
The problem is, when pharoah operated out of a fear of man, yes he went into conflict with them, but maybe more importantly, he began to work against the will of God.
And we know what happens when we work against God, we lose.
Why is the fear of man such a tempting?
What is this fear of Man? Fear of what man might do to you, say about you, or think about you.
It’s a fear of losing the things of this world, comfort, status, power; that’s the fear of man.
Changes in our financial status
Changes in careers or employment status
marital status
health
turning…18, 25, 40, 50, etc.
HS to college…school to work
falling love…or breaking up
losing someone you love
becoming a christian
All of these are fears of man.
Simply stated, the fear of man is insecurity, and we are all tempted to fall into it’s snare.
All of these are fears of man.
Simply stated, the fear of man is insecurity, and we are all tempted to fall into it’s snare.
Think of all the places where we come face to face with our fear of man:
Changes in our financial status
Changes in careers or employment status
marital status
health
turning…18, 25, 40, 50, etc.
HS to college…school to work
falling love…or breaking up
losing someone you love
becoming a christian
The problem is the fear of man often leads us to, just like the Egyptians, to get into conflict with men.
That’s not where the conflict belongs.
You see, we are spiritual beings.
We can’t get caught up too much in the physical realities of our lives without keeping focus on the spiritual realities.
In fact if we are to fear anything, we should fear the one who is the author of life.
As the writer of Proverbs put it:
What do i mean fear of God?
The bible refers to fear of God as a reverent respectful fear that leads to acts of devotion and piety.
It’s respect for God’s power, for his people.
Because God is God and we are not, simple as that.
Keeping God in a proper perspective not only is the beginning of wisdom, God’s wisdom leads to blessings
Fear of God results in blessings.
That’s what I pray for us.
That we would be people who hold God in a proper perspective and ourselves too.
That we not have a fear of man, but a healthy fear of God when we are facing change and uncomfortable situations.
That’s what happened in our story today.
Exodus 1:9-14
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