He Remembers...

"Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant…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 12:36

I know that the Old Testament can be very intimidating to read and somewhat confusing but I have taken some of my greatest lessons from Exodus and the process of the Israelites being delivered from their slavery and captivity. It is not difficult to place yourself in the sandals of these slaves of Egypt. We are all prisoners of something that controls our lives with a destiny to be freed through Christ.

The first verse states that God remembered…not to say He had ever forgotten them but rather the perfect time of the covenant fulfilled was upon them. Whenever the Bible states that God ‘remembered’ there is always a move on the part of God to act on the behalf of the person for whom God is delivering. God not only delivered the Israelites from their slavery but He arranged a set of circumstances and attitudes among the Egyptians for them to allow the Israelites to plunder their riches. The Israelites owned nothing but were delivered with the best of riches possessed by the Egyptians.

God does the same for us as we are being delivered from our captors. Our riches may not be tangible items for which we can hold but they will be items of polished beauty such as compassion, humility, God-focus and a stronger faith. There will be plunder that we attain through the remembrance of God and the action He takes on our behalf. We will not be delivered from slavery to victory without the riches of God no matter what the length of stay in our slavery. Only through the remembrance of God and the timing of His deliverance are we able to live beyond our human responses in our wilderness and reside in the divine grace of His riches.

There will always be plunder to attain from our escape from slavery. Don’t just retake already surrendered ground – allow Him to expand your territory and enjoy the plunder.