Daily Devotion: August 9, 2019

Psalm 105:24 "And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

Psalm 105:38 "Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them."

I have to smile when I read these verses and then I have to wonder why do I worry and fret at things out of my control. God is so good. Don't you agree?

God made Israel stronger than their enemies. He made them stronger than their captors. He made them stronger than that which had them bound. God brought them out with a mighty deliverance. You can read all the verses between our two text verses today to see what God did to make Egypt a place of defeat.

God brought them out of bondage. God delivered them. God freed them. And when God was finished with the enemy, the enemy was GLAD that Israel was gone. Did you get that? Did you smile when you read that? Did you get comfort out of that? I surely did. God made the enemy glad to be rid of those in their captivity.

Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world. Trust Him!

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