24/08/2020
Exo 14:10-11.
And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
When the Jews saw the Egyptians drawing close, they were sore afraid and started to complain and murmur instead of raising their eyes to and hope in a God who freed from bo***ge.
Complaining and murmuring does not bring any good results but instead just worsen the situation, at this point the Israelites were expected to have faith in God.
You cannot complain and murmur at the same have faith in God, the two cannot work along, you either choose to have faith in God or complain about your situation.
Exo 14:13.
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
Moses’s answer towards the Jews was for them to stand still in order to see the salvation of the Lord.
“Standing still” is having faith in God, and choosing to despise what you see.
I call on you this week to stand strong in the Lord and you will see his salvation manifest in every area of your life.
Shalom.