The scene: after years of bondage in Egypt, God through his servant Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and the hands of Pharaoh. This passage marks the crossing of the Red Sea.
God told Moses to lead the Israelites into the desert, towards the Sea so that Pharaoh’s army would follow them. He would then liberate the Israelites and destroy pharaoh’s army. By these events, God would demonstrate his magnificent and uncontested power to the Egyptians and Israelites.
When the Israelites saw the army approaching they went to Moses and asked him why he had brought them to the desert to be killed by the very people he had freed them from: Exodus 14:10-12. To their complaints and worry,
Moses answered the people, ‘Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.
In many ways we are like the Israelites. We panic and forget that God is master of all things and that he knows what he is doing. We forget to “let go and let God”. On your journey you might be placed in tight situations, where an escape is but a far-fetched dream. You might feel cornered, lost and so far from God. The ‘Egyptians’ will encamp around you and you may cry out, like the Israelites and wonder why God has brought you to such doom. Your fate may feel inevitable as the ‘Egyptians’ creep even closer. However you must remember that God is no fool, He isn’t wicked or unjust, for as Jeremiah writes:
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)
As Exodus 14:13-14 says, we just need to rid ourselves of the spirit of fear, and be confident in the Lord. Sometimes all we need to do is “be still” and let God be God. Trust in him, surrender all and witness his might and power.
The scene: after years of bondage in Egypt, God through his servant Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and the hands of Pharaoh. This passage marks the crossing of the Red Sea.
God told Moses to lead the Israelites into the desert, towards the Sea so that Pharaoh’s army would follow them. He would then liberate the Israelites and destroy pharaoh’s army. By these events, God would demonstrate his magnificent and uncontested power to the Egyptians and Israelites.
When the Israelites saw the army approaching they went to Moses and asked him why he had brought them to the desert to be killed by the very people he had freed them from: Exodus 14:10-12. To their complaints and worry,
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