Exodus 12: 11 "This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord's Passover."
The Lord is giving instructions to Moses and Aaron about what the Israelites are to do on the night they escape from Egypt. The Lord is very specific about what they do, what they eat, how they eat it, what they wear, and how they must leave.
At times God gives us very clear instructions. At other times he does not. When he does, we better listen up! In this case, God gives his people very clear and urgent instructions because he is about to rescue them from slavery. I am sure there are things I need to be rescued from-greed, pride, sloth, and envy, to name a few. What clear instructions has God given me lately? Have I been listening clearly to his voice, or am I skimming the details and doing things my own way? I need to listen and listen carefully to his voice. I may need some rescuing of my own.
Dear Jesus, help me listen for you so clearly and follow you so closely I can make no mistake about my path. Amen.
