A Lesson For Today

"The Lord shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace." Exod. 14:14 

In our text, the children of Israel were between a rock and a hard place. Before them was the uncrossable Red Sea. Behind them was the pursuing Egyptian army. So what did the people do? They complained.

What do you do when you are facing difficult circumstances? Do you complain? Do you gripe and moan over how badly you think God is treating you? Or have you learned what the people had yet to learn?

The first thing that God told the people to do was to be quiet. "Hold your peace" means be quiet. Quit complaining. Sometimes, the best thing that we can do in a crisis is to be quiet. Stop stating the obvious. You must learn that what is obvious to you is not the whole story.

The second thing to do is to follow God's plan and "go forward" (Exod. 14:15). Once you know the mind of God, it is time to go forward in action. The way to victory is always forward, never backward.

The lesson to learn is that God is still in the plan and it is only through God that a solution becomes obvious. God told pastor Moses what to do and how to do it. Pastor Moses told the people what God told him. They followed the instructions, and afterward they sang about how great God was.

One more thing God told them to do. "Fear not". (Exod. 14:13). By silencing their mouths God silenced their fears. Think about that.

It was a good thing that pastor Moses was there to help them and not busy somewhere else. You do not need your pastor every time. But there are times when you really need him. These people really needed Moses. Just saying.