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Day 20, or January the 20th. It's never too late.

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Our thought today is rooted in Exodus chapter

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7, verses 6 and 7. Moses and Aaron did just as

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the Lord commanded them. Moses was 80 years old

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and Aaron 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh. First,

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the big picture surrounding these verses. God

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gives signs to show Pharaoh that he is representing

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the living God and so the confrontation between

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Pharaoh and Moses begins. By this time, Moses

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is 80 years old and his brother Aaron is 83.

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Probably the most dynamic octogenarians the world

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has ever seen. Their message was simple and to

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the point, as they voiced the will of God. Let

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my people go. However, the response was negative,

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and so, due to the stubbornness of Pharaoh, we

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now have a series of plagues which blight Egypt.

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They begin with the plague of blood and progress

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through to the plague that results in the death

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of the firstborn son in all unbelieving households.

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But that happens when the Passover takes place,

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and we'll consider that next time. Some people

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think that these plagues are aimed at the Egyptians,

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but the Bible tells us clearly that they are

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against the gods of Egypt. The point is being

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made that the gods of Egypt, who are represented

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in all of the plagues, are inferior to the God

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of the Hebrews. The living God is declaring his

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superiority in every respect. And now our action

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step for today. How old were you when you uttered

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those immortal words? Not at my time of life.

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Probably younger than Moses and Aaron. I regularly

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hear newly retired folk who have moved into our

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coastal town to enjoy retirement express this

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resolve. We worked hard in our last church, and

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now we simply want to help fill the pews and

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enjoy watching others do the work. I think it

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was Billy Graham who said that retirement...

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is an unbiblical concept, and I have to agree.

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Don't stop doing something for God. Start doing

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something else for Him.