One more night with the frogs

“Moses said to Pharaoh, "Be pleased to command me when I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile." And he said, "Tomorrow." Moses said, "Be it as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God.” Exodus 8:9-10 

In the 80s Phil Colin’s had a hit song titled, One more night. The chorus went like this: 

Please give me one more night

Give me one more night

One more night 'cause I can't wait forever

Give me just one more night, oh just one more night

Oh one more night 'cause I can't wait forever.” 

Apparently he’s singing about a break up with someone that he wishes would give him another chance, one more night to prove his love and that they belong together or something like that. 

There’s another man in the Bible that asked for one more night. But his one more night  wasn’t to be with someone that he loved. He asked for one more night with the frogs—with what plagued Egypt. 

When he had the opportunity to choose when to get rid of the thing that was plaguing him and those around him why would Pharaoh say, tomorrow—why would he choose one more night with the frogs? 

Pharaoh was viewed by himself and his people as a god. He wasn’t accustomed to people telling him what to do. When God brought plagues upon Egypt because Pharaoh refused to let the people go as God commanded, Pharaoh in his pride tried through his magician to duplicate them. Pharaoh stubbornly wanted one more night with the frogs so that he could try to deal with it his way. 

However, his way just brought further destruction. That by the way is the essence of sin. Sin is an act of independence from God. 

As His crucifixion drew near, Jesus in the garden of gethsemane asked for the cup of God’s wrath, which He drank on our behalf, to pass from Him. But he ended His prayer with, nevertheless not my will but your will be done. Sin says to God, not your will but mine be done. 

Tomorrow is not a good response when God is giving you an opportunity to experience his power and glory. Charles H. Spurgeon once said, "If we would learn from our prosperity, we would not need so much adversity." 

Pharaoh, prosperity was also a factor in wanting one more night with the frogs. Prosperity not poverty is often a greater obstacle to doing God’s will and fulfilling God’s plan for your life. Pharaoh’s prosperity made him proud and deceived him into thinking he could control his own destiny. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any one. Therefore the best place for you to be is in God’s will for you today. 

Like Pharaoh, when we put off for tomorrow what we can experience from God today our hearts get colder and harder.  Delayed obedience is disobedience. More likely than not when you put off for tomorrow what you can do today you will talk your way out of doing the right thing. 

Frank Out Law wrote, "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."  

Obey without delay. Do what is right today. Don’t give yourself the opportunity to talk yourself out of it. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.