READ: Exodus 5:1-19
“And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.” – Exodus 8:25
Pharaoh does not want you to leave his employment. Pharaoh wants you to work for him until you are dead. He wants you to sweat and toil until you die. Pharaoh will allow you to serve God but wants you to remain with him. He agrees that you should serve God but you must remain in Egypt, building Pharaoh’s pyramids. This is politely called the lay ministry; serving God, but well fastened to the world system of earning money!
Satan knows that many people will never reach the retirement age. However, he deludes them into working towards an imaginary retirement which will never materialize.
Pharaoh will prescribe when you can go to church and when you cannot. He decides when you wake up and when you go to bed. He decides what you do every day of the week. Why should Pharaoh tell you to serve God only on Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings? Why can’t you serve God on Monday mornings as well? Why should Pharaoh control what I do on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays? He leaves you with only Sundays to relax but sometimes he will take even that from you.
When Moses led the people of Israel to the wilderness, they were free to serve the Lord exclusively. This is the ultimate desire of God for every one of His children. Sadly though, very few ever get to this state of perfect liberation from Pharaoh and all that he represents.