For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said to them. “The Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.

When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again: He and his officials hardened their hearts. 35So Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

Lord God my Father,

Your are all powerful and nothing is beyond your control. I am so grateful for your Grace that saves me. Give me strength over my sinful tendency to not be obedient to your plan. Help me to do what I should on your time, not mine. Soften my heart and release the chains that hold me back. Cause me to thrive and multiply my abilities to serve you. Keep me moving forward without looking back.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen