Exodus 8:25 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land.”
Today’s scripture has me thinking about compromise and moral compasses. A Christian disobeying Biblical tenets feels to me like a teenager disobeying parental rules. The basic equation is: Is getting what I want worth the consequences I might have to suffer if I am caught disobeying?
Exodus 8:26 But Moses said, “That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us?
But there is a fly in the proverbial ointment. With parents, they are present to clearly define those rules and expectations. Now, you might say that the Bible works the same way–clearly defined rules and expectations, but look at how different people and different denominations use the SAME verses to argue DIFFERENT sides of an argument. HUMANS can twist (and do twist and have twisted) God’s word over and over again.
Exodus 8:27 We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, as he commands us.”
Precious Savior, I worry that putting Your word into anyone else’s hands can lead me away from Your heart. Help me to read and study Your word and to apply the moral compass You gave me so that I can always draw closer to You. Help me, Jesus. Amen.
Exodus 8:28 Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
Have a blessed day.