Today’s question is found in Exodus 5:2.
When Moses tells the Pharaoh what God tells him to do, the Pharaoh responds,
“Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice?”
Pharaoh’s question wasn’t curiosity—it was contempt. He didn’t know the Lord, so he didn’t care to listen. For the Pharaoh that was about to change. As each of the ten plagues fell upon Egypt, God would make Himself known through power, justice, and mercy. The Pharaoh would learn that the Lord is not to be ignored. In the end, he realized we cannot ignore the wishes of God.
This may surprise you, but I think the Pharaoh asked a good question. Unless we know who God is, we will hesitate to obey Him. When what we want to do conflicts with what God tells us to do, we too will say, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice?”
We may never say it so boldly, but our hearts will echo the same question. The answer is, He is the Creator, our Creator and Redeemer. The One who parts seas and softens hearts.
The better question is—will we trust and obey?
I’m Lonnie Davis and these are thoughts worth thinking.