No Alternative

There's a Hebrew word, Ein Breira, which means "no alternative."

Moses knew he had no alternative when God told him to return to Egypt. He understood there would be contention.

When he led the children of Israel out of Egypt, he had only one thing in mind: worship.

And when Pharaoh and his men came after them, God moved the pillar of cloud from the front to the back of his people. God’s cloud moved between the Israelites and the Egyptians.

WHATEVER your situation, be it a difficult spouse, a renegade child, a broken marriage, a betrayal that hurts deeply, a business with no liquidity, a restless mind or a friend in crisis, God will come through for you.

He came through for the spies when Rahab hid them from the king’s soldiers.

So a life without alternatives is one where help comes from unlikely places.

By FAITH, Rahab was not destroyed along with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies [sent by the sons of Israel] in peace. (Hebrews 11:31)

The greatest power move in life is faith in God, and when you do, you can never go wrong.

No wonder when many of Peter’s colleagues left Jesus, he said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” (John 6:68-69)

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The greatest power in life is faith in God

It's a life of CONVICTION, and without it, there can't be a confession.

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:10)

Word of God

Confession goes beyond the point of salvation. Anytime you speak the Word of God over your life, you confess the life of Christ.

A life of no alternatives is one of DECISIONS.

Your decisions will come from the place of conviction. Joseph responded to Potiphar’s wife out of conviction.

He told her he could not do such a great evil and sin against God [and her husband]. (Genesis 39:9)

So, a life of no alternatives is a life of OBEDIENCE.

If you profess to be a Christian, yet find satisfaction in worldly pleasures and pursuits, your profession is false - Charles Spurgeon.

The antidote to limitation is the fear of God.

Until sin is bitter to you, grace cannot be sweet.

Sin was BITTER to Joseph, so he depended on the grace of God to overcome the temptation.

So, a life without alternatives is one of grace and mercy.

AFTER being threatened and let go, Peter and John returned to their company and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them. Then, they prayed.

As the apostles testified strongly to the resurrection of Jesus, great grace rested on them. (Acts 4:23-32)

The grace of God will come on you as you obey Him.

When Nebuchadnezzar threatened to kill all the wise men in Babylon if they didn't tell him the dream, Daniel asked his friends to pray for mercy. (Daniel 2:9-20)

GOD’s GRACE provides us with his mercy.

So, let us (with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favour] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of need [an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment]. (Hebrews 4:16)

A man with no alternatives is a recipient of God’s mercy.

Final Thought

NEARNESS to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God, the more of God will be seen in you — Charles Spurgeon.