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.” – Exodus 14:13-14
I would encourage you in your time in God’s Word this week to read the 14th chapter of Exodus. This chapter is where we are going to be camping out today and tomorrow as we read about the most celebrated event in Jewish history. Two movies have been made concerning this event and two words are all you need to know – The Exodus.
If you had been standing where Moses was standing, you would have said, “This is the end of the line. We need to get our affairs in order. It’s over.” Normally, I wouldn’t spoil the ending by telling you what happens, but I’m sure you already know it. God parts the Red Sea. The children of Israel pass through. He then closes the waters back on the Egyptian army, drowns them, and saves the day. The same God that came through for Moses and the nation of Israel is alive and well and wants to come through for you.
So over the next couple of days, we are going to learn what we need to do when our back is against the wall, just like Moses’ was.
The first thing we need to do is trust God wherever He leads. When God leads us to a dead-end, it is to teach us to trust Him for the way out. There is a school that God enrolls you in that you never graduate from, and it is called, “The school of faith.” God wanted the nation of Israel to put a bumper sticker on every wagon and every chariot that they owned that read “In God we trust.”
It is not the good times that teach you to trust God; it is the bad times. You don’t learn to trust God when the wind is at your back. You learn to trust God when the wind is in your face. When you have no other option but to trust God, that is when you come closest to God. That is when you come to know God the best and that is when you come to trust God the most.
There are times that God leads us to detours and dead ends. Just because you may have your back against the wall does not mean you are out of the will of God. It can very well mean you are absolutely in the will of God. Keep this one principle in mind. God cannot lead you to cross the Red Sea until He leads you to come to the Red Sea. For in that Red Sea moment, He is asking you, “Do you trust me or not?” When your back is against the wall, trust God wherever He leads.
Dear Lord, I want to have the kind of faith that empowers me and encourages me to trust you wherever you lead me. I pray that you would give me that kind of faith and grow my trust in you. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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