– Scripture:

                What Makes You Different?

God told Moses, “Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the water. Tell him, ‘God’s Message: Release my people so they can worship me. If you don’t release my people, I’ll release swarms of flies on you, your servants, your people, and your homes. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground under their feet will be thick with flies. But when it happens, I’ll create a comfortable place where my people live, aside as a sanctuary—no flies in where my people dwell. That will show you that I am God in this land. I’ll make a sharp distinction between your people and mine. This sign will occur tomorrow.’ ”

                              Exodus 8:20–23 MSG

 – Reflection:

I bet when Moses went to Pharoah with the message GOD sent him to give, he was probably saying to himself, well, I know how this is going to go, but just let me see. He may surprise me, but he didn’t. He went with his thoughts of being GOD himself and that the people should worship him, not anyone else. I think from that point, Moses knew what made him different. He was a prophet that GOD worked through to get things done for the people of Israel. 

Where do we go from here?

What makes me different is that I care, and I want to be better for my family and community. I also want the talents placed in me to work for the Kingdom and not against it. I know there is a way for all within me, and I am thinking of all that may read this “within us.” That can help the communities we come from and the world be better. That belief is what I think makes us different. We have to know that whatever has been given to us by GOD was meant to be cultivated into helping bring honor to the Kingdom itself. God’s favor makes us different and others want to know why; this is how by having faith in the Father.

Our Prayer for Today

Father, thank you for standing me up and granting me the gifts you have given those of us who believe you are who you say you are. It is a new day that you have created, and I am excited to see what is to come over the next few hours. Thank you for blessing us with newfound energy and the strength to endure those tough times. In Jesus’ name. Amen.