In God there is no favoritism. He does not love one more than the other. However, he is a just and righteous God and has laws that must be followed failure to which there are consequences. Sometimes it has seemed as if those who do not love him or serve him have made more progress and are more blessed. What befalls a sinner also befalls the righteous causing one to sometimes ask “what then is the difference? Why should I stay holy and righteous yet I seem to be faring poorly while sinners are doing so well in the world?” Our God works with times and seasons. There is a time to punish and a time to show mercy. We have been in a time of mercy and grace, but the season has changed. It is now time for God to show out for his Children and let the world know that it pays to serve him.
We are in the year 2010. According to Biblical numerology, twenty is the number for “divide” or “judge” one can then either be accepted or rejected. 10 means to “weigh” or “measure” with the specific purpose of accepting or rejecting. In this year God has been weighing, measuring, dividing and judging so that he can know those who are his and those who are not. Those who are truly his are accepted in the beloved, that is Jesus Christ. And we shall indeed begin to see the distinction in this season between those who are his, and those who are not.
The Lord has done this before. In the book of Exodus when God wanted to change the seasons he walked into Egypt and used a man called Moses to take the wealth of the wicked and hand it over to the righteous. In the beginning when the plagues came they affected both greater Egypt and Goshen but from the 4th plague onwards, the Lord made a distinction. In Biblical numerology, the number 4 speaks of Ruling, Reigning, Kingdom and Dominion. With that fourth plague the Lord began to cause the Israelites to Rule, Reign and have Dominion. He began to establish his Kingdom. It did not look like it, but that is exactly what was happening.
Exodus 8:22-23
22 " 'But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the LORD, am in this land. 23 I will make a distinction [a] between my people and your people. This miraculous sign will occur tomorrow.' "
Exodus 9:4
4 But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.' "
Exodus 9:25-26
25 Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both men and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree. 26 The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.
Exodus 10:22-23
22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else or leave his place for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
Exodus 11:6-7
6 There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again. 7 But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any man or animal.' Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
The demarcation has been made. The Lord is about to begin showing out for his children. Are you for the Lord or against him? If you are for him, then you are accepted in the beloved.
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