The Prince of Egypt

We watched “The Prince of Egypt” at an IBS hangout last night, and Rameses touched my heart.

Poor Rameses. I saw his pride a lot more clearly this time watching. He cared so much for his father’s approval. He held on to the notion that he didn’t want to be the weak link in his family history, and he was determined to build a bigger and better empire. He did all that is within his power to resist God’s plans. It ended up being futile, but he still fought against it until the end. He lost everything that he did not want to lose. Maybe it’s because I’ve been thinking about humility, but the phrase “God humbles the proud” kept ringing in my head.

It’s easy to watch and say, “just let them go already! Is it really worth all the stinky frogs? Bugs? Dead crops? Think of the bigger picture Rameses!” But Rameses couldn’t face the alternative – without the slaves, his empire wouldn’t be as great in his eyes, and he would indeed be remembered as the “weak link”.

Freaks, I realized that God is going to continue to humble me until I let go of my pride. Am I gonna wait through all “10 plagues” before I submit myself? If God is the author of the story of my life, shouldn’t I let Him choose to use me (or not), and let Him decide on the how?

I am but a character in His book.. not the editor, or the publisher, or ..you get the gist.

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