When God says...
“The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright.” (Proverbs 21:18 NKJV)The wicked are those who reject God and are of evil disposition. When they plot and do harm against the righteous, those who trust in Jesus and receive His Lordship by faith, their bad intent will ricochet back to them. God's shield is upon His children. Every projectile they shoot will bounce back and inflect on them the damage they hoped to render on the righteous. This passage reveals the boomerang effect on the ungodly for bad things they hurl on the upright.
That's what happened in Egypt. The wicked Pharaohs - that did not know Joseph who saved Egypt during a great famine (Genesis 41:41-57), enslaved Joseph's fellow Israelites for 400 years. As recompense for their enslavement, the Egyptians were made to ransom for the people of God. The descendants of Israel plundered the Egyptians of their wealth when they left Egypt for the promise land. It is written: “The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing. The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.”(Exodus 12:35-36 NIV)
It is wise for us to rest always in the shadow of our Almighty Father by entrusting our lives in His hands through grace by faith in Christ Jesus. We are called and chosen people of God by grace. Let's keep Him first place. Love the Lord our God with all our heart with all our soul and with all our mind (Mark 12:30). As His children, we have this assurance and promise: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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