Egypt is filled with depravity, selfishness, and every distraction imaginable—anything that can pull our eyes away from God. It’s easy to criticize Egypt; doing so helps us avoid looking at our own depravity. But Egypt is only half the problem. The other half—the part that makes Egypt truly difficult—is the darkness within us, much of which we live in denial about. There’s the depravity we don’t mind admitting. I call it the “nobody’s perfect” category. Yes, it’s sin, but we’re comfortable acknowledging it because it feels normal, socially acceptable, even harmless. But then there are the deeper layers of our depravity—the parts almost no one knows about. The things we keep hidden at all costs. The things that, if exposed, would be embarrassing, costly, or even devastating. We cover them with religion, accomplishments, service, curated social media posts—anything to distract ourselves from what’s there. Yet one way or another, these hidden places must be dealt with if we’re truly going to survive in Egypt. And here’s the surprising truth: being confronted with our own depravity is not punishment. It is grace. It is mercy. It is God refusing to let us stay blind, broken, and bound. This week we learn that God’s confrontation is not condemnation—it’s the doorway to healing, freedom, and transformation.
