...it almost feels like praying for the outcome of a football game. It's hard to believe that God picks sides. Even praying things that line up with His Word and principles can be like "sneaking" prayers with my own slant on them. I acknowledge that He puts leaders into place. I place the outcome in His hands, knowing that He is in control. An event like this can cause anxiety inside, but the Lord tells us to be anxious for nothing, but to pray. So that's what I do.
God not only put Pharaoh on power, but in Exodus 7 we see that He even hardened Pharaoh's heart. That's called being in control, for sure. (And that chapter has the cool verse that inspired the awesome Davey Quiggle artwork of our shirts we call the "Exodus 7:12 shirts." Pharaoh's wisemen and sorcerers threw their staffs down, which became snakes just like Aaron's, but Aaron's staff/snake swallowed up all the other snakes! How awesome is that?
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at November 3, 2004 08:24 AM