Exodus

Exodus 14

¹⁰ As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord, ¹¹ and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? ¹² Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’”

 ¹³ But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. ¹⁴ The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”

¹⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! ¹⁶ Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground. ¹⁷ And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will charge in after the Israelites. My great glory will be displayed through Pharaoh and his troops, his chariots, and his charioteers. ¹⁸ When my glory is displayed through them, all Egypt will see my glory and know that I am the Lord!”


I just get excited when I read this. Here you have the Israelite running from Pharaoh. Scared to death. They would rather be slaves than die in the wilderness fighting for their lives. They look at their situation and know that they are being chased by their enemy and instead of fighting, instead of trying to lose them, they just want to give in???? What is that??? What I see is this: I see God taking control. Staying in control of the situation just like He always has been. Controlling the heart of Pharaoh~ why? So that in verse 18 His glory will be displayed through them.  Who will see His glory? All of Egypt. Amazing. 
Sometimes in our lives we are just like the Isarelite. We allow our FEAR to take over and we give in. We give in to the temptation. We give in to our weakness. We give in to the stress. We give in to the pain. We give in to SATAN. We would rather be a slave, than to die to self. We would rather give in..... Man. How many times have I just gave in? Moses had to tell them in verse 13 "Don't be afraid. Just Stand Still and watch the Lord rescue you today" verse 14 The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm."  I remember times in my marriage when I knew my husband was stressed because of the bills and I had to say "God will take care of us, just stay calm." Wow. So often we feel like we are being chased. Chased by this world. Chased by sin. Chased by problem after problem. We don't see that God has His hand in everything. We don't see that He is in control. We don't see that He is doing all of this for His glory! His Glory!!!  In all that we do, all that we endure, all that we conquer in His name is for His glory.