Gnat on Your Life

Exodus 8:16-19


So, God shares info for the next plague. He tells Moses to have Aaron strike the ground and bring on the gnats. All the dust of the land becomes gnats. Men and animals are now plagued. I can't imagine being covered in gnats- just being around them is annoying enough, but to have all the dust turned to gnats must have been overwhelming- which, I suppose, was the point.

This time, the magicians couldn't duplicate the task. I'm not sure why gnats were harder then frogs- unless God has turned off their "power supplies" to show his own strength. Even the magicians begin to claim that God's hand is responsible. But Pharaoh will have none of it.

Maybe the lesson here is that sometimes our own pride, arrogance and stubborness prevent us from seeing God in our lives. Whether He's blessing us, leading us, or correcting us- does our own will get in the way?

I'm not real comfortable with the "voice of God" or feeling "called" or "directed." I don't know what that means in practical terms. I don't know how to distinguish God's voice from my own desire, or satan's voice- but I know He's a part of what I do and think and am. And if I don't resist His will, or get in the way of His plans, then good things are in store.