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 passage we looked at yesterday leaves us with an interesting closing, “you need only to be still.” Do you remember hearing these awful words from your mom when you were a kid—“just be still?” It means doing nothing. It even seems more difficult to just be still and do nothing when life is throwing difficulty from every angle. Can you imagine how the Israelites felt when they were surrounded by Pharaoh’s army on one side and the Red Sea on the other and they were told to “be still.” That is a hard thing to do. Our usual response in such a situation is to try and do something, anything. What can I do to change this? What can I do to fix this? What can I do? Nothing—“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” For God’s promise to his people then, is the same for us today— “The Lord will fight for you; and all you have to do is keep still.” The same God that showed his mighty power with the 10 plagues and the splitting of the Red Sea to deliver his people from Egypt is the same powerful God who promises to deliver you. Do you feel overwhelmed and boxed in with difficulties? Maybe God is saying to you, “I’ve got this, just ‘be still !’”
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