Are you Feeling Backed Against the Red Sea?

 

Remember when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt straight to the Red Sea?  In my mind, I've always thought of it as smaller than it actually is. I'm not sure how wide it was where the Israelites stood but I found this picture online. 

 

So, it was not a little sea, by any means. To anyone, it would look impossible to cross. To a band of millions of people with wagons, horses, sheep, etc, it was hopeless. So, when the people saw the Egyptian army pursuing them, they complete freaked out!  Egypt is a type of the world throughout the Scriptures and the Egyptian army could easily be compared to the army of our enemy. We, who have put our trust in Jesus, have been led out of the world and the things of the world and are being led to the promised land (heaven).  Who is leading us? Jesus, our Savior, who back then was the cloud that led the Jews by day. 

 

We are seeing the exact same thing today, aren't we? I don't know about you but each day, I'm feeling more and more backed between a rock and a hard place, between the sea and the devil's army. Every week more and more pressure is put on us to take the poison vaccine. Every week there are more and more restrictions. Every week there is more bad news... earthquakes, wars, killings, immorality gone rampant. Every week we see the world rising up against Christians. 

 

Many believers are facing the jab or their job. How are they going to support their families? What is to become of them? We see the Army coming and it's nearly upon us, and there's nothing but an impassable sea before us! Lord, where are you?  You told us you'd always take care of us! You told us you'd rescue us and take us with You to heaven!? 

 

Many of the Israelites responded like many Christians today. They lost faith. 

 

“Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What is this that you have done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians?’ For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”  Exodus 14:11-12

 

So many believers I know today have caved into the demands of the enemy.  I'm not just talking about the jab, I'm talking about compromising with the world, going back to the things and pleasures of this world, to ensure their own happiness, whether it be a job, friends, entertainment, money, or the accolades of the world. They haven't trusted the Lord to protect them, to fulfill them, to lead them, to bring them safely and joyfully to the other side. 

 

The rest of us stand here at the Red Sea, perhaps we admit, slightly afraid, as we watch the enemy approach. But we put our trust in what the Lord said, regardless of what we see. The Lord didn't bring us out of Egypt to allow the enemy to slaughter us. 

 

The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against the church! Matthew 16:18

 

Here what the Lord told Moses:  "The Lord will fight for you while you only need to keep silent and remain calm.” Exodus 14:14 

Remain calm, I love that!

 

But where is the Lord? Why has he not come yet?  I often wonder how long the Israelites stood there, shivering in their sandals. One day? Two? So what was God waiting for? It seems to me, he was waiting to see, when faced with an impossible situation, who among the people would believe Him and who would not. Surely, God could have split the Red Sea right as the Israelites walked up and long before the Egyptians even got close. But He didn't. He waited. He watched what each heart would do, either believe Him or long to go back to the world? I believe He's doing the same now. 

 

Even so, He is protecting us, even as He protected the Israelites 

 

The angel of God, who had been going in front of the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them. The pillar of the cloud moved from in front and stood behind them. V. 19 

 

The Scripture says that on the Egyptian side it was complete darkness, but on the side of the Israelites, it was light, even at night. You see, it may seem dark right now. It may seem like the enemy is nearly upon us, but God is protecting us, keeping us in the light of His Love! 

 

It's interesting to note that God parted the Red Sea at night..  Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all that night   And then the Israelites walked over on dry land before dawn.  That reminds me of that old saying "It's darkest before the dawn." So, if you're thinking it's looking kinda dark right now, that's excellent news! Hang on, God is about to split the sea and take us to the promised land! 

 

So, don't keep your eyes on the enemy army. Turn toward the sea and wait. Believe and be calm! He is keeping us safe by His Power! And He will come when it seems darkest to rescue us!

 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,  who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ  1 Peter 1:3-7

 

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. James 5:7-8