Exodus 14: 13-15 says, "And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward."
This is part of the story of God dividing the Red Sea.
There is a ton of good stuff in this whole account. Its not just a Sunday school story. Well worth reading a few times.
The Israelites were in a no win situation, rock and a hard place, death by drowning or death by spear.
Many of us probably feel like that right now.
Israel started complaining about the circumstances. Don't do that.
In these verses, the Lord gives us four steps to handle these times.
1. Fear not - if God is for us, who can be against us.
2. Stand firm - have your footing on the Word.
3. Hold your peace or keep silent - don't complain and don't blame. Trust the Lord and see Him fight for you. Cool!
4. Go forward - take a step of faith.
From our perspective, sometimes the sea divides and sometimes it doesn't, but remember that our Father only and always does what is good.
Blessings
1 comment:
Amen on your last statement. We may think we need the sea divided sometimes, but we MAY not want to see what's behind it when God is letting the water stay where it IS!
Glad your writing Wade. I love it!
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