Stand Still

 Scripture:

“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 ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

The Israelites were coming out of Egypt, the Egyptian army was behind them and the Red Sea was in front of them.  It seemed like they were doomed to die in that place.  Moses told the people to stand still and they would see the deliverance of the Lord.  He prophesied that they would never see the Egyptians again and told them that the Lord would fight for the, just be still.  Strong prophetic words in a crazy situation.

Application:

Moses knew that God was going to deliver them.  He probably hadn’t figured it out, he just knew God would do something.  Sometimes in life we need to stop trying to figure out what God is going to do and simply know that He will fight our battles and make a way that we can’t figure out.  We need to trust that God will fight for us and we need to only be still.  Being still is hard when you see things falling apart, but it is the greatest statement of faith in God we can have.

Prayer:

Father, teach me to stand still and see your salvation.  Help me not to worry and fret about about things, but to always know that You will work them out.  Teach me to trust You more and more each day.  Fight my battles, protect me and my family, and help us to trust You more and more.

Yours Forever,

Jeff