I recently read a devotion that was food for thought. The writer wrote about the second plague that God brought upon the Egyptians as part of His plan to release His captive people – the plague of frogs.

We read about this plague in Exodus 8:1-15. The frogs came up out of the Nile River and were found everywhere in the country. They invaded the palace and the homes of the officials and all the people. Verse three tells us they were in all the bedrooms and beds, and in the ovens and kneading troughs. Frogs were everywhere they looked! Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron about this and asked them to pray to the Lord to get rid of the frogs. Moses left it up to Pharaoh to decide when the frogs should go, and surprisingly he answered, “Tomorrow.”

The question posed in the devotion was why would Pharaoh want to wait until tomorrow for the frogs to be gone. The frogs were a horrible disturbance for all the people in the country. Why not ask for them to be gone that day? Perhaps Pharaoh was hoping the frogs would just disappear on their own as quickly as they had appeared, without having to ask God for anything. He really didn’t want anything to do with the Israelites’ God.

Whatever the reason, we can see this decision by Pharaoh played out by many today. The “frogs” could represent the issues, bondages, addictions, and baggage we carry that plague our lives. They are a great disruption for us, yet we choose to live with them one more day rather than asking God to help us get rid of them today. Many are hoping that something will just change and these things will disappear on their own. They don’t want to ask God, or anyone else for that matter, for help. They will do it themselves or it won’t get done.

Some do not believe that God can help them. Their doubt and unbelief stop them from even considering to ask Him to bring the deliverance and healing. Others believe that the Lord can help them with the things they struggle with that keeps them in bondage, but they also know this can be a painful process. So they choose to hold on to their baggage another day instead of asking God to face it with them. The Lord sees all and knows all. He sees our sorrows and struggles with our “frogs,” and knows what is necessary to set us free from them. He is more than willing to walk with us through the healing process.

If you are tired of the “frogs” overrunning and controlling your life, would you consider asking our loving God to help you to let them go? He is waiting for you to turn to Him in your time of need, to ask and believe that He is more than able to do the impossible to set you free.

Take this example from King David in Psalm 34: “I prayed to the Lord, and He answered me. He freed me from all my fears…In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles…The Lord hears His people when they call to Him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed” (vs.4, 6, 17-18).

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