Egypt in the Bible represents a place of enslavement. A place where bondage happened for the Jewish people. They were lead there by their choices in Genesis and eventually freed by Moses. Liberation from enslavement came in the form of leaving a country and heading into a wilderness season which lasted far too long. Why do we allow different seasons to go on when we should be running towards something better? Because at times we have come to expect the worst instead of looking for the best. So, how do we get out of Egypt? We put one foot in front of the other and high tail it out of there. I’m joking, but we figure out the best course of action to escape and move forward towards something better.
The wilderness took too long
I was listening to Unshakeable Bride the other day, and she mentioned something I hadn’t thought of before. The wilderness out of Egypt was only supposed to last a few weeks. The Israelites made it last 40 years because of hard heartedness and the inability to trust God for provision. Each day God provided manna for his people, and they were instructed to only collect what was needed. Because guess what? More would appear the next day. Do we live from a place of expectancy of what the Lord will do? I certainly haven’t the last year.
In listening to the many podcasts I do (for research purposes), I stumbled across a pastor out of Wisconsin. In hearing her speak, she mentioned how she prays and speaks a better thing because we don’t realize how to command the day. It says in Job 38: 12“Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place?” Now, I recognize God is speaking to Job and telling him his place, but do we take authority each day? Do we say, ‘Regardless, of what I see or my circumstances, I’m going to command the day and commit to the Lord?’ Most of us don’t, and I certainly am learning how to pray in a whole new way. Some of our seasons last unnecessarily long because we don’t trust the Lord to do a new thing.
How to break out of Egypt
Start by evaluating your situation and asking God to show you where he is in the midst of your season. At the healing rooms in Tulsa, we encourage people to depend on God because any wilderness experience will strip away self-reliance. When we trust God’s daily provision, as Moses did with the Israelites, and to rely on His voice rather than our own understanding, we start to act differently.
As you start to walk towards freedom, the context of things starts to change. God will reveal how to come closer to him through repentance, and shake off the lies making freedom easier. How many things do you come into agreement with that aren’t meant to be there? Taking the time to identify what needs to go is vitally important to walking out faith in a bigger way.
The other day the Lord showed me I was stress eating. I realized I don’t believe he’s going to keep groceries in my house. He’s asking me to walk out my faith in a much larger way, a bigger capacity than I can fathom. What kind of crazy faith does it take to believe God will fill my fridge and take care of my career? In his kindness, he showed me the lie to repent from and how to keep believing there is more around the corner. That example shows you how sometimes our small thinking or past seasons can interrupt our ability to hope for more.
Let’s remember that the deliverance from Egypt is both a historical and theological cornerstone. It marks the transition from slavery to freedom, the establishment of Israel under God’s covenant, and a paradigm of salvation that resonates throughout Scripture. It underscores God’s mighty acts, the necessity of faith and obedience, and how deliverance is the children’s bread. Walk towards freedom and he will free you in new ways.
