A locust plague is a unique phenomenon and was one of the most feared things in the ancient world. Both here and in the prophecy of Joel it is symbolic of total devastation. The threat of this along with the horror of the previous plagues led Pharaoh to haggle with Moses. He was willing to let them go but only the men. It is interesting to note that God does not allow Moses to respond to this ‘halfway offer’. He simply is commanded to bring on the plague of the locusts. In other words, a partial “yes” to God is the same as a “no”. When God asks you to do something it isn’t up for negotiation. Partial obedience is disobedience. We give ourselves far too much credit for partial obedience. God does not want token responses from you. He will not accept the leftovers of your passion and efforts. He doesn’t just want a bit of your life he wants it all. If you render partial obedience to God, then it seems that he is only partially your God. But God will be your God absolutely or not at all. This doesn’t mean that you should quit your job and enter full-time ministry. The point is not that you make the call of God your occupation. Total obedience means that God’s call becomes your preoccupation. It means that, in all you do, you seek, above all, to glorify God and bless others. You can’t have two goals in life only one. You live to please God or not. You live to obey God or not. A partial “yes” to God is a “no”.
Pray that God’s will would be done in every context of your everyday life.
Read Exodus 10:1-20.
