Scripture:

Exodus 12:13

The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

"Whosoever"

Passover, I think many of us miss that this was a symbol of the sacrifice that Jesus would make for you and me, life for life. He would lay down His life, the "Lamb of God," for the sins of the world that whosoever would believe in Him would not "perish" but have everlasting life.   The passover represents the shed blood of the lamb covering those who were inside the house, that when death passed through Egypt, it passed over their houses, and "anyone" who was inside would "live," their lives covered by the blood of the lamb, life for life.  

This is what Jesus did for you and I, He gave His life to spare our lives, and it doesn't matter what you have done in your past, if you come under the covering of His sacrifice you too will be saved, you will find life, if you believe in Him, you will step into eternity, you too will be forgiven and given new life. 

The application here is to remember the sacrifice, to not allow its power to become dull in our minds or our lives, to tell of the greatness of our God, to proclaim His wonders to as many as will hear it, how Christ saved us, how death passed over our lives and how we can live because He sacrificed everything for us.

Lord, thank you for your sacrifice, your forgiveness, thank you that you gave it all, that I might have everything, that I might have life and life more abundant, that I might know the length and the depth of your love for me, I pray that we would proclaim your goodness from the mountaintops, in the streets and everywhere we go, that others may enter in and be saved, in Jesus' name, Amen!

Scripture:

Exodus 8:15, 9:12

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said

12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

When we resist God and His ways, His knowledge, when we resist His Lordship, He honors our request and gives us over to.   In fact in you go over to Romans 1:21-29, you see this picture of the results of rebellion, and stubborn, hard hearts, they become calloused and resistant to the leading and direction of God.   The reason people don't hear God more is that they have stopped listening, stopped being obedient, and because God gave us free will, He gives us over to our decision.    The good news is that God is able to reverse this effect when we decide to turn back to Him.  Ezekiel 36:26  "I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."

The application here is to guard our hearts, to give ourselves over to the Lord, to be humble, to be obedient, to be "surrendered" to Him and His ways.   Question:  If we believe His way is better, then shouldn't we step into it?

Lord, I pray that any place in us that is resistant to your leading be removed, any calloused area of our hearts be removed, let your fruit be evident in our lives, let the fruit of the spirit that is at work in us be the greater portion, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, let that be our portion, so that our hearts would always be turned towards you, in Jesus name, amen!

Scripture:

Genesis 45:8

8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.

"Unstoppable" 

You cannot stop the plans of God. Joseph starts his journey with a dream and a vision from God; in fact, he has two visions that represent the same, both telling of what God would do.    Anytime there are two dreams, or visions, or two testimonies, this is God saying the matter has been decided and it "will" come to pass.    This is good news for you and me, as it reminds us that God has plans for our lives that will not be undone, not undone by circumstance, or people, not even the powers of this world.   Our God is "unstoppable" and His plans "WILL" be "DONE!"

The providential power of God in our lives, He will complete what He has begun in our lives, He will see it through, He will work it out for "OUR" good and His good "PURPOSE."  The application here is to trust the process that God has you in, that His plans are good and they will produce good in your life, trust Him, believe that the vision and the dreams He has placed in your life, He can bring them to fruition. 

Lord, I pray that we would always trust you, even when things don't look the way we think they should, cause us to see that you are with us, that in your great providence, you are forging out the plan, the way to bring us into the plan you have for us, it will be done, it will come to pass, it will be greater than we imagined it, in Jesus' name, Amen!