What Can He Do With Your Mouth

What Can He Do With Your Mouth?

It was the darkest night Egypt had ever known. No noise of wagons, no hum of engines, no light in the streets — just silence and fear.

Because that night, the God of heaven did what no other god could do. He drew a line between those covered by the blood of an innocent lamb and those who refused His Word and rejected His witness.

For Israel, it was a night of faith and obedience. For Egypt, it was a night of judgment and death. Tragic for the unbelieving — triumphal for those marked for deliverance.

The Lord told His people, "Take the lamb, kill it, and put its blood on your doorposts. When I see the blood, I will pass over you." That was their only protection — the blood. They heard, heeded, honored and held it forth for every household.

But Egypt was in the dark. Blinded in unbelief. Sleeping and living with no care of the night — delusional with no warnings, no word, no covering. And at midnight, death came through the land.

Can you imagine the sound?
Every firstborn — from the palace to the prison — died that night.
Every home filled with grief.
The wailing of mothers, the cries of fathers, the devastation of siblings and children echoing through the night air.

Yet God said to His people,

"This will be a sign to you — not even a dog will bark."

Now that's a miracle. A miracle that validated the miracle. Because you know how a dog reacts when it hears a cry or a siren — it can't help but howl. But that night, with all of Egypt wailing, not one dog barked.

Why?
Because God shut their mouths.
He silenced creation to make His glory known.

And here's the question —
If God can shut the mouth of a dog in the middle of Egypt,
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