INSIGHT ON THE WORD #20
What Does God Have to Do to Get Your Attention
Exodus 8:6—11:1

God is desperately trying to get our attention, but we act as if we are blind and cannot see, deaf and cannot hear, or look as if we are too busy and don’t have time for Him. 

To gain our attention, the world will use billboards, flyers, or gimmicks to get us to listen.  Once the advertisement grabs our attention, we don’t soon forget whatever item or service was promoted. But God doesn’t use anything flashy or loud or annoying to get us to pay attention to Him.  He does “subtle” things like wake us up in the morning, send rain when we need it, and make the sun and the moon to rise.  He even sent His Son to get our attention.      Do we hear him now?  Can we see him now?

In the book of Exodus, the Egyptians would not pay attention to God and turn from their evil ways.  God sent ten plagues in hopes of getting them to open their eyes and see that He is a powerful God and that they needed Him.

God turned the Nile River into blood (4:17), sent frogs (8:6), sent lice and fleas (8:17), sent flies (8:24), sent a disease that killed only the Egyptians’ flocks (9:6), sent boils (9:10), sent heavy rain and hail (9:23), sent locusts (10:13), caused darkness (10:22), and lastly, killed the oldest child in every house (11:4-5).

God should never have to permit tragedy to befall us (loss of a job, loss of health) to get you to follow Him.  Just pay attention today to God’s Word, God’s ways, and God’s will.  You’ll be glad you noticed!!!

Dr. Rickey McBride's Biography

Reverend Rickey McBride came to the Lord and was saved at the age of 12. He accepted the Holy Ghost's call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at the tender age of 14.  He grew up in Fifth Ward and graduated from Phyllis Wheatley High School. At the age of 25, he founded and organized the New Beginnings in Christ Church. He received four degrees from the Gospel Ministry Outreach Theological Institution in Houston, Texas. His preaching can be characterized as practical and down to earth. He is truly a man of God, one that is concerned about the souls of the people.  He's been happily married for 14 wonderful years to his beautiful wife Angela.  So please continue to pray for their strength in the Lord.

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