HOLDING A SERPENT BY THE TAIL

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*HOLDING A SERPENT BY THE TAIL*

*By Pastor E O Gabriel  25 March 2026: Share*

SCRIPTURE: And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand - *Exodus 4:4 KJV*

When Moses had an encounter with God, the Lord asked him what he was holding, and he answered that it was a rod.

God instructed him to drop the rod on the Ground. 

When he did, it became a serpent. 

Moses fled from it, but God asked him to hold the serpent by the tail. 

He obeyed God and the serpent turned back into a rod.

*There are several Lessons to learn from the instruction of God to Moses to hold the serpent by the tail:*

*1)* God is Love.and He will do not evil - *1 John 4:8*

*2)* His Commandments are not grievous - *1 John 5:3.*

*3)* When a Man's ways Please the Lord, He makes even his Enemies to be at Peace with him - *Proverbs 16:7*

*4)* No evil happens to a Man without God's Permission - *Job 1:5–8*

*5)* The serpent turned into a rod and became the rod of God - *Exodus 4:20.*

It later performed many Wonders.

*6)* His Obedience resulted in Wonders.

*7)* Disobedience to God is grievous - *Deuteronomy 28:15.*

*If Moses had refused to hold the serpent by the tail, it would have remained a serpent and a source of dread to him.*

*From the above, we learn that obeying God even in the most terrifying situations is highly rewarding.*

*Prayer*

Father  Please give me Grace to obey You even in difficult situations in Jesus Christ Name.