“As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up,
and there were the
Egyptians, marching after them.”
“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 14:10, 13-14; NIV)
Trouble
approaches. I see it coming, marching toward me, relentless, armed, with a
singular purpose. To destroy me.
But
a commanding voice urges me to stand firm,
to be still. This is all I need to do
to allow the Lord to fight this
battle for me.
So
I take my stand and make my peace
(cf.KJV: “ye shall hold your peace”; Hebrew charash).
Not merely being still, I am deaf and
dumb to the danger, totally dependent
on the Lord to be my defender and
savior.
The
Lord’s promise, that I will see
his deliverance this very day, is fulfilled.
I
see my enemy, lying dead, on the distant shore.
I
see my Lord’s great power.
I am an Israelite, a former slave
of Egypt who is now headed for the Promised Land. My trust is in the Lord and his servant Moses.
I am a Christian, a former slave of
sin who is now headed for Eternal Life. My trust is in the Lord and his son Jesus.
Father, help me to stand still,
deaf-and-dumb still, and allow you to fight my battles, to defeat the enemy who
aches to destroy me. I believe wholeheartedly in your promise of deliverance
from evil, from sin. I trust in you.
2 comments:
Probably one of the hardest things we do is to let God fight our battles. We just have to help him, and it takes so much longer with our help. lol Great post!
Thanks, Pat. I so appreciate your support of these "Be Still" moments. I love looking up different words on the Blue Letter Bible site.
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