The bible tells of that there will be times when God calls us to act. He gives us a command, and we are to follow it. He told Noah to build an Ark, he called Abram to leave his home and to travel to the promised land…we have many examples of God’s followers acting based on a specific command given by God.
There are also moments when God tells us to simply be still…
So picture this: All of the Israelites are literally sandwiched between a massive body of water and a huge army that fully intends to wipe them from the face of earth...Also remember that this group of Israelites contains everyone and everything. This has every family, every child, and every single possession.
The Israelites stand there, and they (understandably) freak out! They think to themselves “We are about to die! Why in the world would God do this to us?”
I love the answer so much!
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
The Israelites were terrified for no reason…God was fighting for them. He was keeping vigil over them again, and he was not asking them to do anything. They simply had to sit back and watch him fight for them.
Other cool point: The Egyptian solders could see that God was fighting for the Israelites. Later in the chapter they actually say:
"Let's get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against
The Egyptians could see that they were up against a God that they didn’t want to mess with.
The application for tonight is simply this: remember that God (your father) is actively fighting for you right now. All of creation can see that he is fighting for you!
He may be calling you to do something; to play some part in his plan, or he may be saying “you need only be still, because I am fighting for you.”
I guess that’s all for tonight, see you on the flip side!
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