June 28 Evening Devotional | Sure Victory Over Opposition | Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Evening, June 28 | “But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.” —Exodus 7:12 (NASB)

This Evening's Scripture Reading: Exodus 7:8-13 (NASB)

Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Work a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’ ” So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and thus they did just as the Lord had commanded; and Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts. For each one threw down his staff and they turned into serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. Yet Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Devotional Video Transcript:

This incident is an instructive emblem of the sure victory of the divine handiwork over all opposition. Whenever a divine principle is cast into the heart, though the devil may fashion a counterfeit, and produce swarms of opponents, as sure as ever God is in the work, it will swallow up all its foes. If God’s grace takes possession of a man, the world’s magicians may throw down all their staffs; and every staff may be as cunning and poisonous as a serpent, but Aaron’s staff will swallow up their staffs.

The sweet attractions of the cross will woo and win the man’s heart, and he who lived only for this deceitful earth will now have an eye for the upper spheres, and a wing to mount into celestial heights. When grace has won the day the worldling seeks the world to come. The same fact is to be observed in the life of the believer. What multitudes of foes has our faith had to meet! Our old sins — the devil threw them down before us, and they turned to serpents. What hosts of them! Ah, but the cross of Jesus destroys them all. Faith in Christ makes short work of all our sins.

Then the devil has launched forth another host of serpents in the form of worldly trials, temptations, and unbelief; but faith in Jesus is more than a match for them, and overcomes them all. The same absorbing principle shines in the faithful service of God!

With an enthusiastic love for Jesus difficulties are surmounted, sacrifices become pleasures, and sufferings are honors. But if religion is thus a consuming passion in the heart, then it follows that there are many persons who profess religion but do not have it; for what they have will not bear this test. Examine yourself on this point. Aaron’s staff proved its heaven-given power. Is your faith doing so? If Christ be anything he must be everything. O rest not till love and faith in Jesus be the master passions of your soul!

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