MONDAY, AUGUST 21
Scripture: Exodus 9:24-28

Verses 24-28 say, “So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, so very heavy that there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. And the hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail struck every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail. And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, ‘I have sinned this time. The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked. Entreat the Lord, that there may be no more mighty thundering and hail, for it is enough. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.’” There was no hail in the land of Goshen as well as for all of the servants who feared the Word of the Lord. God saved their children, livestock and workers. Notice what the judgments brought – they brought an opportunity for repentance to Pharaoh. Verse 27 says, “And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, ‘I have sinned this time. The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked.’” That was a major step in the right direction. Pharaoh went on to say, “Entreat the Lord, that there may be no more mighty thundering and hail, for it is enough. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.” Verse 28 in the New English Translation says, “Pray to the Lord, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer.” Have we experienced the God Who is too much against our enemies? Moses did. David did. Why haven’t we? It is Bible, it is Word, it is Scripture! Is it possible we have not because we ask not? Logic leads us to think it surely can’t be that simple. In the Word we find people who were destroyed for lack of knowledge and people who had not because they asked not. If that is the case, we need to start asking today!