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Exodus chapter 8 verse 13

and the Lord did according to the word of Moses.

That is a potent verse.

They read it again.

Exist 813, the Lord did according to the word of Moses.

This is so interesting because at numerous points in Exodus we see that Moses did according to the word of the Lord.

So God said do this and Moses did it.

But here it's reversed that the Lord did according to the word of Moses.

What's that talking about?

This is talking about prayer.

Like Moses prayed, was pleading, interceding before God for God's provision in his life for God's provision in

the Israelites for God's work in Egypt and God did according to what Moses asked.

What a testimony of the power and the place of prayer in the will of God. This is what Jesus says in the New Testament too.

You ask according to my word I will do it when we pray like this matters.

Oh may we never pray like it's just religious routine

we're just kind of talking into thin air that's not what prayer is.

Prayer is communication with the God of the universe, the Lord, Yahweh and when we speak he hears us and he answers.

He responds to our prayer.

Now sure, you might think, well I've asked for things and God hasn't answered in the way I

I was asking and if that's the case then pause and praise God that he who is all wise is ultimately calling the shots.

He who is all good and totally righteous and never makes a mistake and is

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