January 22

Daily Bible Reading: Exodus 14, 15, 16; Psalm 22, 52, 82, 112, 142; Proverbs 22

“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.” Exodus 14:13

This year, reading through this passage of Scripture, God spoke to my heart about it like never before. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I was deeply convicted about doing things in my own strength (Exodus 14:13 “stand still and see the salvation of the LORD…”). I think we all have to guard against this. We, who are in the ministry, especially full-time, are prone to this. God forgive us and help us.
We have to continue to advance in our Christian walk. Notice in verse 13, to “stand still and see the salvation of the LORD”. Then in verse 15, we are charged to “go forward”. You see the Lord had work to do between those two statements. He taught trust in verse 13, with the advancing army behind them. Standing still was the last thing the Israelites wanted to do. Yet, they obeyed. Because of their obedience in standing still, they were “saved” or delivered. What a picture of someone being saved. In verse 15, it tells us to “go forward”. We must be growing in our walk with God. We need to conform to the image of Christ. We must be more like Him; act like Him, think like Him, love like Him and so on. As we grow, what is important to God will become important to us.
Notice the last two phrases of verse 13, “…for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.” As I was reading this again, I was moved to tears. How many “Egyptians” have been in my life and I was just too busy trying to cross the “Red Sea”. The sad reality is that I may “see them no more for ever”. God forbid!
May we “go forward”, witnessing and leaving rocks piled as a memorial to God’s greatness.