“Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.” The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.” Exodus 5:18-23.

The story of the Exodus is a story of miracles.

Yet in the beginning when Moses first appeared before Pharaoh to deliver the children of Israel from 400 years of slavery, the Israelites were severely tempted and became angry because of the initial hardships that were laid upon them.

They leveled their anger at Moses because suddenly they were told that they would have to gather their own straw for making bricks.

They were concerned about offending their slave-masters, fearing that they would slay them.

The Israelites were so accustomed to their slavery that they didn’t want their lives disrupted despite the fact that freedom was at hand.

Resigned to this miserable life, they utterly failed to apprehend or appreciate the freedom that was soon approaching.

Yes, there was a temporary price:
– increased hardship and great pressure would set the stage for their final deliverance.

The same can happen to us.
It has often been said “The darkest night is just before the dawn”

Perhaps the enemy senses his impending defeat and pulls out all the stops to prevent it.

Perhaps the Lord loves a good story with a really dramatic and climactic ending and great glory for His Name…

Don’t let yourself remain accustomed to any form of bondage.

Seek and believe for the freedom that God has given us through His Son.

Expect a life of great victory over sin and demonic oppression.

Why?
Because that is His promise to us!

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