For the word sake..

For the word sake... 

"So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying, "You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves." (Exod.5.6 -7) 

Has it occurred to you that once you received the word of God, the word is tried in order to ascertain the veracity of that word? Jesus told the parable of the sower, and in that parable informed us that tribulations arises for the word sake. In other word, the word heard and received causes trials and tribulation to arise. 

"But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. (Mark.4.17 NIV)

This was the situation in our text. Moses and Aaron had spoken the word of God to the children of Israel and to Pharaoh and because of this word, Pharaoh increase their workload and made working condition stringent. All of these he did to make them disbelieve the word spoken. God tells you that by His stripes you were healed, then sick arises, God's word says that the peace of God guards your heart and your mind, then anxiety arises. The devil will bring an opposition to the word heard and believed. 

The Psalmist puts it this way: "As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. (Ps.18.30 KJV) Speaking of Joseph also, the Bible says, "Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. (Ps.105.19 KJV)

But as the parable of the sower in Mark 4 shows us, if you don't believe the word hard enough to the point where it takes root and begin to grow, you may likely not get the result the word intends. So take God at His word, irrespective of the opposition the devil throws at you. The word works wonders. 

Good day,
Have a great day today,
Emmanluel Okoro,
(aka Mr. Lift) 

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