The Flight To Egypt
“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to
Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 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 2:12-15)
Today’s
Morsel: When we look through the lens of Christ’s
life, we see that He, too, was taken into Egypt by His parents as commanded by
the Lord, as Herod desired to kill Him. They were commanded to go there
and to stay until God called them out. Egypt symbolizes the world.
We all are birthed into this world, but Jesus never intended for us to
stay there forever. It is only until He calls
us out. So
stop being comfortable in the world, He has called you out of it. Paul wrote that because of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, we
are now called out of the world and we are to be separated unto Christ (2 Corinthians 6:17-18). Peter admonishes, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who
hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were
not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained
mercy, but now have obtained mercy.” (1 Peter 2:9-10)
No matter who or where you are today, Jesus wants you to know that He is
calling you out of the world. John admonishes, “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. For all that is
in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of
life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away,
and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” (1 John 2:15-17)
Why did He tell us not the love the world? It is not your home. It
is a temporary stay. The world only has power over you if you stay
there. Come on out to a better place.
Sing: He set me free yes, He set me
free. He broke the bars of prison for me. I’m glory bound my Jesus
to see. Glory to God He set me free.
Thought For Today: The world only has
power over you as long as you stay there. (Parker)
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