Go Forward
And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So, they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.” And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. Exodus 14:10-15
As I continue to think about the freedom that comes when we let go and move forward, my mind goes back once again to the children of Isreal before they cross The Red Sea. They had 2 choices:
- They could stand still & keep complaining, questioning, blaming, and living in fear, or
- They could Go forward like Moses instructed them to do.
Are you at a “Red Sea” of life? Maybe you have a choice to make? You can continue to complain, question, and blame, or you can go forward. If the children of Isreal had stood still, they would have died. If Moses would have continued crying to God instead of walking in obedience, He would have died, too.
Simple obedience caused a major miracle
Is God calling you to go forward? You can never leave the past behind if you refuse to move forward. What amazing miracle is ahead if you simply move forward?
How will you devote2day?