January 23...

Exodus 8

Superstition

Frogs. Why frogs?! Frogs were the symbol of life and fertility – and the Egyptian goddess, Heqet. Isn’t it interesting that after God made the frogs overtake the land – Pharaoh’s magicians made more frogs!! I often have wondered, why didn’t they make the frogs go away?

Even if they could have made them disappear, it would have been like taking away a “good luck charm” from a very superstitious person. It would have been very bad to go against the frog-goddess, Heqet. The Egyptians put their faith in these symbols – and God gave them so much good luck that it was horribly inconvenient!!

It was so horrible that Pharaoh asked for Moses to pray that God would take them away – and He did – in His timing – and His way. He didn’t just make them disappear. He let them die. He took life from the symbol of life – and what remained was a bunch of frog carcasses and it smelled! And God showed that He was superior to the frog-goddess, Heqet.

Are you superstitious? Do you believe in symbols of good luck? Do you make decisions based on the stars? We worship the creator of the stars – the one who is and always will be. He is not a man made image.

Where do you put your faith? Do your actions back up your answer?