When I was in military boot camp, the Drill Sargent’s task was to transform green recruits into disciplined soldiers within a short time frame. This was a new beginning for me that impacted my character and future choices. When God chose to give a new beginning to the Hebrew people in Egypt, he had to create in them a mentality for freedom with choices.
When Moses told Pharaoh to free the Hebrew people, he retorted, “I will not do it!" However, God brought hardships and troubles to Pharaoh, ensuring his will would be honored. Hardships can play a part in helping a person believe in God's deliverance and mercy.
Transformation for the Hebrews included believing they belonged to God and not to Pharaoh, nor to themselves. They belonged to God, and so do you, as 1 Peter 2:9 affirms: "You are God’s own people chosen to proclaim his wonderful acts. He called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." You can believe and trust in this wonderful choice.
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But all of us who are Christians…reflect like mirrors
the glory of the Lord. We are transformed in ever-increasing splendor into his own
image, and this is the work of the Lord who is the Spirit.
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