29 But THE
PEOPLE OF ISRAEL HAD WALKED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA ON DRY GROUND, as the
water stood up like a wall on both sides. 30 That is how THE LORD RESCUED
ISRAEL from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the
bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore. 31 WHEN
THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL SAW THE MIGHTY POWER that the Lord had
unleashed against the Egyptians, THEY
WERE FILLED WITH AWE before him. THEY PUT THEIR FAITH IN THE LORD and in his servant Moses.”
Facing life’s battles in victory sometimes
will include God-opened doors for you to “escape” situations. A great example of this and as a testimony for
the world is seen in the Exodus. Pharaoh
and his people experienced the pain of ten plagues after refusing to go with
what GOD had already ordained (freeing the Jews for them to go worship God);
the last one was the worst because it killed all of the firstborn sons of every
Egyptian household. Also it was the last
one who moved Pharaoh hard enough to agree with God and finally let the people
go. But if we recall the plagues account[1],
every time a plague would come, Pharaoh would plead for Moses to pray for the
plague to stop, and some of those times he even proposed a counteroffer who of course
wasn’t accepted.
Surprisingly enough came not long
after letting the people go because seems that he had “come to his senses” and wanted
to change what he had done, so he chased after God’s people.
We just saw how since the early
Bible times people of God had been chase, and today still that hasn’t change. In life when you try to live for GOD will
have to face challenges, our faith will be tested, but if we follow through
with God our victory is assured.
Being aware that our faith will
be tested is the first thing in line onto our victory because we ARE serving
the Master; people will expect things from us that sometimes aren’t even real!
Like thinking we have to be a perfect, “do it all good people”, or that we’ll agree
to everything and will never says no.
And when we do not feel those expectations we will be challenged by
those, is like being “chased” by them.
Determination to live for God is
a must! When Moses was leading his
people, yes, they complained because the pressure was intense and it got really
intense, but in spite of that they hold on, and it was their determination what
at the end paid their freedom.
In life you will encounter people
that do not want to let you go, like “friends” that still invite you for a
drink after work; invite you for a “night out to a club” (male and female); to
do some kind of illicit thing that you might had been involved in the past but that
you confessed to God for forgiveness and HE did FORGAVE you. And now wants to hunt you down thru harassment
so you go back to it.
I want to tell you that though
you might feel or see them coming after you, you DO NOT HAVE to panic! The Jews panic, but it was what they did that lead them to victory by CRYING OUT TO GOD! This is the key, CRY OUT TO GOD. After that they raised a complaint to their
leader (this you DO NOT have to do) because really, back in the Old Testament
times, an intercessor was needed, was then the Lord decided to do away with
that system by sending His Son, now we have access thru HIM, and this is
revealed in the New Testament. So, as
HIS people, we are free to cry out to GOD anywhere, anytime, and HE will hear
us.
I will not lie to you, but the
battle could be intense in our lives too, and just like the people of God think
that probably remaining in the bondage we were before coming to Christ was
better than “die” in the pressures of this godly walk, but that’s the way the
enemy want you to think so you could be totally destroyed. The enemy came to rob, kill and destroy[2]
and he isn’t playing, he does NOT want you to stay walking with God, but for
you to go back into bondage.
Like Moses I encourage you to NOT
be Afraid! Just stand still, praying, and you will watch the LORD rescue you!
If that “rescue” you’re looking for does not happens today, it means you’re
being strengthen for tomorrow, then tomorrow,
you’ll do the same, and keep strengthening day after day, until the
final victory. But as you stay in
prayer, and communicating with HIM, DAILY, the LORD HIMSELF will fight daily
for you, giving you the victory that day, to continue unto the next day, and
the next day over, and until the final day that will give you the deliverance,
or the final victory over that situation. Whoever is pressuring you, eventually
will realize that THE LORD is fighting for you and “you” are not a match for
them. GOD could do for them what HE did for the Egyptians, bring them into
confusion and twisted whatever they are doing to harm you and turn it for your
good, for when you LIVE for GOD, HE REALLY FIGHTS for you. We can see those who
were hunting the people of God, NONE SURVIVED! And God’s people crossed on
dried ground, and if you stick to follow God, I declare you will too in Jesus
name, AMEN!
And please I do not want you to
think for a minute that us leaders have it all together because like Moses had battles,
we have them too, all of us that choose to follow and live for God must go
thru. PUT your TRUST IN GOD, because
though the challenges will become very intense at times “Let us therefore come
boldly to the Throne of Grace that
we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”[3]
I’m praying you stay rooted in
the Word of God; keep talking to HIM and allow yourself a favor by listening
back when HE speaks to you when you reading HIS Word. This MUST BE a DAILY affair!
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