Day 32, February 1, 2021

​Day 32, February 1, 2021
Scriptures: Exodus 5, Psalm 41, Matthew 26
 
It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
 
In the Exodus story, the Israelite's have good reason to complain. Since Moses announced God’s plan to deliver the Israelites, their lives have gotten much worse. Work production needs to increase, and the supplies to aid in production are decreased. They cry out, “You’ve made it much more difficult!” 
 
In the life of Jesus, he is communicating to the disciples, in a way, “It’s going to get worse, before it gets better.”
 
The Son of God will be sitting at the right hand of the Lord in Heaven, soon, but not yet. For now, everyone is going to betray him. Even Peter, who can hardly believe it, and renounces the idea, altogether completely.
 
Yet he does betray. He does reject knowing Christ.
 
We know that things will get worse for Jesus. We know that they get worse for the Israelite’s as well.
 
It is in the incredible pain and suffering that both the Israelites and Jesus experience, that gives us the hope for what is ahead. David captures it well, 
 
Psalm 41:1,3— 1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. 3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. 
 
We must have illness to know the joy and comfort of healing. We must have death in order to fully appreciate life. We must have difficulty, to know the joy of ease. 
 
We must have Israelite’s who no longer wish to live in Egypt, they will wander back if it is better than where they are heading. We must have a crucified Lord, abandoned by His closest friends, to understand that he truly knows great suffering, and offers incredible forgiveness.
 
It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
 
But it will definitely be Better!
 
Jordan