Multiplying in Oppression

 Scripture:

“But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites”. ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭1:12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

Joseph took care of his family, the children of Israel, during a very difficult drought.  He had been blessed to become the second most powerful person in Egypt.  His family stayed in Egypt for many generations.  Eventually they became slaves to the Egyptians.  The more they were oppressed as slaves, the more they multiplied until the Egyptians were afraid of them.  They multiplied in the midst of oppression.  God’s people don’t need the political and governmental situation to be favorable for them to be blessed and multiply.  God can bless His kids in the midst of slavery and oppression.

Application:

There are times we feel like we are being oppressed by everything going on around us.  Sometimes, during this Coronavirus, God’s people have felt isolated and have been struggling in their faith.  The fact is, God’s word doesn’t only work in good times, but in bad times.  God can multiply His church, even in the midst of troubling times.  We must believe God for multiplication in the midst of struggle because our God is not controlled by the economy or the government.  God can multiply our impact, even while we feel like slaves.  We must not settle for less than multiplication during this season.

Prayer:

Father, multiply our ministry.  Multiply our impact in our region.  Multiply our effectiveness.  Help us to reach more people in midst of seeming oppression because of things out of our control.  I look to You.  Multiply the work of my hands.  Let Your blessing be evident in everything I touch.  Let this not be a season of survival, but of thriving for You and Your kingdom.

Your Son,

Jeff