This Time...

God’s works on the earth usually have other explanations. There are circumstantial reasons that surround many of God’s show-ups. The presence of these other explanations leaves room for doubt. When Jesus walked the earth he told demons to leave people alone and they did. But there were other Jewish exorcists in the land that did the same thing, so many doubted He was the son of God. And then there is the resurrection, even something as powerful as that was masked by the possibility that the disciples stole Jesus’ body to fool everybody. So did the resurrection really happen? Other explanations abound, but there will come a point when a person admits if even to himself, only God could do this…
“The magician tried to produce gnats wit their incantations but this time they couldn’t do it. The magicians said to Pharaoh, this is God’s doing. But Pharaoh was stubborn and wouldn’t listen. ~Ex. 8:18-19
Moses had performed several miracles. The snake, turning the Nile into blood and the frogs covering the land. But Egypt's magicians could do them too with their magical arts. But then came the gnats. These irritating insects covered the landscape. Again Pharaoh called the magicians. Why did he keep doing that? The same reason any of us look for other explanations, to disprove God’s authority in our lives. But this one was different for Pharaoh. It couldn’t be explained by other means. After-all, circumstantial reasons can only go so far. All of us will ultimately experience a THIS TIME. God will see to it. ~verlon