Cursed by Twang

Ever wonder if God tried country music on Pharaoh first?

If there is anything that could have broken a hardened Egyptian ruler it is a three chord song about a truck, a breakup, and a long night of crying into a bowl of manna. Exodus 12 says God sent the final plague and the whole nation woke up crying out in the night. Honestly the only thing louder than that level of grief is a sad country singer with a steel guitar and unfinished business.

The point is Pharaoh’s heart was stubborn. Ten plagues stubborn. Locusts in your cereal stubborn. Darkness at noon stubborn. Sometimes God has to shake a person awake because whispered reminders are not enough. And the truth is we are not that different.

Pharaoh teaches us that ignoring God only delays the inevitable. God will get your attention. With grace. With truth. And if absolutely necessary, with a soundtrack.

Questions for the Week and Strong:

1. If the Lord released a spiritual warning for you, would it sound like prophecy or would it sound like someone gently sobbing into a harmonica?

2. If God sent a wake up call your way today, would you listen or reach for noise canceling headphones?

3. What part of your life is holding out like Pharaoh and pretending everything is fine even though the chorus has repeated twelve times?

This Week in Prayer and Country Clarity:

Lord open my ears before I force you to turn up the volume. Teach me to hear you the first time and follow you even when the road sounds like a country song waiting to happen.