Israel saw the great power that the LORD used against the Egyptians, so
the people feared the LORD, and they believed in the LORD and in his
servant Moses. Exodus 14:31
Many people know this story from the Bible, but often times the simplest statements have the biggest impact. God told Moses what He was going to do, and to the children of Israel it probably seemed preposterous. What would it have been like on that day? You see the pillar of fire by night and know that the Lord is near, but here you are penned in by a seemingly impossible circumstance. You have God's chosen leader telling you to go into the sea only to see it divide for you to walk on DRY ground. It would have to have been a surreal situation in every way possible. God preserved His Word so that millennia later we could read of His deliverance, and have the same reaction spelled out for us in this verse.
How many times has God delivered us from impossible circumstances? I look back at times in my life when I thought it was too difficult or circumstances were overwhelming me. We so easily forget God's deliverance, but when we think back it can only make us stronger. Let each of us remember just one instance of God's deliverance so that it can focus us on truth. Our God is GREATER, STRONGER, and WISER than anything life throws at us.
You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel! Psalm 22:23
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