Fear Not

Exodus 14:13-14  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. 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 

At the Red Sea the nation of Israel had their backs up against a wall so to speak.  A body of water in front of them and their enemy pressing in hard behind them.  This enemy was one they thought they had just escaped from. Yet here the enemy was pressing in on them.  Even though the enemy was close enough to be seen, God set Himself up as a barrier between the Israelites and the Egyptian enemy. And God made a way for them to escape from the enemy that seemed to be hemming them in.  He will do the same for us.  

God will protect us as the enemy bears down on us and will provide a way of escape. In this situation God's command to the Israelites was to "fear not."  Sometimes that can be difficult. As we face difficult situations like this, we can choose to listen to God or give into our fear.  When we give into our fear it certainly does not help the situation at all.  Fear keeps our focus on the enemy and on the problem instead of on God who is the only one who can bring forth salvation in the situation. When we give in to fear we lack the peace and rest that is to be ours. In that state it is more difficult to hear God and to move with Him.  When our back is up against the wall and the enemy is pressing in hard, may we embrace the Word of the Lord and not walk in fear.  May we see the salvation of our God as He fights for us.  Victory is ours!

 "The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest."  (AMP Bible Ex. 14:14)  

Don't Kindle Your Own Fire

Isaiah 50:10-11 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.  Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow. 

When we find ourselves in a dark place we must continue to trust the Lord and rely upon Him. When we find ourselves in a dark place it is not a time to kindle our own fire and walk in the light of that fire.   We need to stand still and continue to look to God until He shines His light into the situation. If we seek to come up with our own solution and try to do things in our own strength it will lead to sorrow.

What Is That In Your Hand?

When God came to Moses, He asked, "What is that in your hand?'  What Moses had in his hand was his shepherd's rod.  It was something he used every day in his occupation.  I believe God would say to many, "What is that in your hand?"  In the marketplace or wherever we are, God is asking us to use those every day things for the purpose of furthering His Kingdom.  The rod of Moses became the rod of God that was the instrument used in many mighty acts.  God is looking to perform many mighty acts through His people.  But we need to make ourselves available.  We need to spend the time before God and in His Word until we are endued with power from on high to go forth and do great exploits.  We may not deliver an entire nation as Moses did, but we can be used to see deliverance, salvation, healing come to individuals we come in contact with.

Exodus 4:2  And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.