Never Return to Egypt

Moses at the end of his life is giving final instruction to the Israelites from the Lord. He tells them “You must never return to Egypt.” Deuteronomy 17:16 (NLT). Egypt was a place of bondage for them.

When I read this verse, I am reminded that we all have our own “Egypt.” When Jesus saved you, he delivered you from your Egypt. You must never go back there again. The Israelites, as they traveled to the promise land, desired to return to Egypt many times. There were many things in Egypt they missed, the foods, and the pleasures. They had forgotten they had been slaves, and in bondage to the Egyptians. It seems that we sometimes suffer from the same memory loss. We tend to forget all the Lord has done for us, the shackles of sin He has saved us from. Sure sin can be fun and exciting, but it makes a terrible master. We can not enjoy sin without getting trapped in its shackles. God’s word tells us the ultimate end of sin is death Romans 6:23. God loves us so much that he paid the price for our sin and delivered us from its power. That is what Easter is all about.

Look back and remember what the Lord has done in your life. What has he brought you through? What ever you do, don’t turn back. I am shocked when I see how good the Lord is to people, and then they turn their back on Him and return to “Egypt.” Luke 9:62 says: But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Jesus never looked back. Praise God he didn’t. Don’t you look back either.

Pastor Larry