I was reading in a book where the author talked about Israel being led out of Egypt toward the promised land. There were certain key moments that were overlooked. The author had a point to make, and those key moments did not follow the narrative, but my memory would not let it go.
The moment in question was when Israel came to the Red Sea and made camp on the shore and noticed one little detail: Pharaoh was coming after them with his chariots. He was not coming to offer a loan of his boats. The children of Israel in typical fashion reacted, as if there was something threatening them.
Exodus 14:11 (KJV) 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?Of course, you know the story. God opened up the Red Sea and miraculously let them across. Pharaoh tried to follow and was drowned. This made me think of where we are today in our country. I don’t know about you, but one of the common themes is that people feel everything is falling apart, everyone in power is greedy and stealing from the coffers of the country. Anarchist are rioting in the streets and things seem to be going definitely south.
We find ourselves looking over our shoulders and noticing that the chariots are coming. Am I the only one? Are the people I meet the only ones? I think there’s a lot of concern about the direction of the country is going.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could actually move into a position where we realize that we are under His wings. I wonder, if the Hebrews had not panicked but simply gone to prayer and made a request that God would see them through, what would have happened. Would the scenario have gone on pretty much the same or would God have come up with some other miracle? Would Pharaoh’s horse have gone lame and done a cartwheel with him in his chariot? We’ll never know.
What we do know is that God saw his people through. Historically, even in the times when Israel was being decimated for their rebellion and evil living the faithful remnant came through. I know we can trust God, but the question is, “Are we part of the faithful remnant?” I like to think I am and I hope you are. So as we approach the Red Sea and the mob is chasing us remember that God has a plan and we are part of it.
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