Therefore, say to the Israelites: “I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with might acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.” – Exodus 6:6-8

Do you ever feel like God is trying to get your attention? He wants to be Lord – He wants to show me that He is in charge! Just as he allowed the Israelites to suffer at the hands of the Egyptians, He allows us to walk on this journey He has for us – not always one of suffering like the Israelites did but an unknown path. Just as God showed His power to all the Israelites through the plagues, God wants to show me that His mighty hand is at work. By the things going on in my life right now, He wants me to know that He is the Lord.

If Pharaoh had listened to Moses and Aaron after their first few encounters, it is possible that the Israelites would have seen Moses and Aaron as their rescuers. If Pharaoh had treated them kindly and let them go, the Israelites would have bowed to Pharaoh. Instead they saw that God was at work, He was in control, He was El Shaddai, God Almighty (6:3).

God is saying – stop looking to food to satisfy you. Let me satisfy you.
God is saying – stop looking to people to give you want you want. Let me provide for you.
God is saying – stop looking to caffeine to energize you. Let me strengthen you.
God is saying – stop focusing on what you want, what will make you feel better. Let me be Lord.

I am the Lord. I will be on time. “Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt was 430 years. At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions left Egypt” (12:40-41).

I am the Lord. I know what is best for you and I will choose the path. “When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, ‘If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.’” (13:17)

I am the Lord. I will guide you. “By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar by night left its place in front of the people” (13:21-22).

I am the Lord. Be still. “Moses answered the people, ‘Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still’” (14:13-14).