Resist the Tyrant

dDay 11

Exodus 5:1-21

Freedom is rarely neat, nor is it easy. Enter a pharaoh and we have for ourselves a true spiritual battle.

In Egypt, Pharaoh was considered a god. Pharaoh’s words reveal that in his heart, he believed it and there was no way that he was going to bow down before another god. It is Yahweh versus Pharaoh. In this battle, Pharaoh resists any request for Israel to go out to worship (literally “serve” from the Hebrew “abed”). Pharaoh did not want them to serve Yahweh, because as a god, he expected them to serve him.

Just like the Israelites and Pharoah, if we are seeking freedom from our sin and brokenness, it means that there is another master involved in our life - a pharoah, a tyrant. Like Pharaoh, that tyrant will resist our quest for freedom. As we begin to leave it behind, it will yell at us, “idle!” demanding and threatening for us return to serve it. At this point we need to look back to the original exodus and the original deliverance and remember that it is a spiritual battle.

It is not you against your tyrant for your freedom. It is Yahweh against your tyrant. Are you involved? Absolutely! Is it neat and pretty? Rarely. Learn to fight against your tyrant by resisting its demands day by day; and, moment by moment, replace his words with the words of God's truth which will draw you trust God, the One who does battle for you. He is jealous for your worship and is committed to your deliverance. He will fight for you and you can trust Him.

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