It’s Time to Come Out of Egypt
“And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.” (Matthew 2:13-15)
Today’s Morsel: For the Christian, Egypt is seen as a type and shadow of the world. Throughout scripture, we see that many of God’s chosen found themselves in Egypt, because of a famine or rebellion. But God did not intend for them to stay there. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, all went down into Egypt. And scripture tells us that even Joseph and Mary took Jesus, as a young child, into Egypt to escape the threat of Herod from killing Him; so that it might be fulfilled, out of Egypt have I called my son. This revelation shows us that even though we are in the world, we are not to be of this world. We must not consider this to be our eternal home. Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, opened the door for us to come out from this world. The plan of salvation, through the gospel, is to bring us out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. Paul, writing to the church at Corinth, states: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) You were not birthed to be used and abused by the world. You were birthed to become a son of God. Calvary speaks for you to come out of the world to Christ.
Sing: This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through, my treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me, from heaven’s open door, and I can’t feel at home in the world anymore.
O Lord, You know I have no friend like You, if heaven’s not my home, then Lord what will I do. The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door, and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore.
Thought For Today: “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” (1 John 2:15)
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