“and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD” (Exodus 12:12 ESV).
Egypt worshiped a multitude of false gods. They had a god for everything. For instance, “Hapi” was their god of the Nile, yet the Lord turned it into blood. “Hekket” was their goddess of fertility and had the face of a frog. Yet it was the Lord who sent a plague of frogs upon Egypt and wouldn’t cause them to retreat until Moses gave the word. “Ra” was the Egyptian sun god, yet the Lord sent three days of darkness upon Egypt that the sun could not penetrate. Each of the ten plagues can be similarly attributed to being a judgment against a specific Egyptian god. In this way, the Lord was showing Himself the only true God, both to the Hebrews as well as the Egyptians.
The idolatrous ways of modern humanity may be less obvious, but no less true. For though they have different names and faces, they still are given the worship that belongs to God alone. And God will not abide this forever. For the first of the Ten Commandments that He has given His people says, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
Be careful of the thing that you depend on, the thing that you work for and plan for and glory in, be careful. For the Lord may cause that very thing to crumble from beneath you, so that you recognize it as a frail and false god. Instead let us pull our affections and our dependence off of our idols and put them on the Lord.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, we repent of our idolatrous dependence on temporary and worldly things. We cast our care upon You, knowing that You alone are God. Help us to grow in our dependence and trust. We love You Lord. In Jesus’ name, Amen.