Being Still...
"...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.” Exodus 14:13-14
Most of you reading this know the story or have at least seen the scene in the movie "The Ten Commandments when Moses and the Hebrew children have fled the slavery of Egypt and are now at the Red Sea, trapped and impossible to go forward with Pharaoh and his army in pursuit. It is here smack in the middle of impossibilities and no hope that God gives Moses the faith and assurance to speak to the people to not be afraid, to not panic, but stand still and see the awesomeness of God!
He HAD to tell them to "stand still" because , I am sure that being in a position with your front facing the expansion of the Sea and your back to an oncoming ferocious army, the natural human instinct is to run but since there was no where to go, they probably were running into and trampling one another, sounds about right, right? Well isn't that what we do? When faced with a situation that have our front facing an enormous seemingly unsolvable problem and our backs are against the wall, you feel like you want to panic, hyperventilate, anxiety comes, you run around trying to find someone, anyone... even with just a temporary answer, pulling our hair out trying to figure it all out...THAT my friend is the time to STAND STILL and see the salvation of the Lord.
God has graciously given us the ability to work some things out for ourselves...but some things...well...it ain't happening until you take your hands off, stop running in place, calm down and trust that God will make a way that seems impossible. Impossible to us, but oh so possible to Him; but like the Hebrew people, we will not see our miracle until we stand still and "see" the salvation of the Lord.
Well... they must of settled down long enough to see Moses raise that staff ( I LOVE this scene) and the Red Sea opened up and they were able to walk through on dry land to escape and to top it all off, their enemies were drowned! So...Calm down, relax, do not fret but believe that in your stillness, He IS working in His power.
"Be still, and know that I am God II will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" Psalms 46:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m2R_iFq3uo
Most of you reading this know the story or have at least seen the scene in the movie "The Ten Commandments when Moses and the Hebrew children have fled the slavery of Egypt and are now at the Red Sea, trapped and impossible to go forward with Pharaoh and his army in pursuit. It is here smack in the middle of impossibilities and no hope that God gives Moses the faith and assurance to speak to the people to not be afraid, to not panic, but stand still and see the awesomeness of God!
He HAD to tell them to "stand still" because , I am sure that being in a position with your front facing the expansion of the Sea and your back to an oncoming ferocious army, the natural human instinct is to run but since there was no where to go, they probably were running into and trampling one another, sounds about right, right? Well isn't that what we do? When faced with a situation that have our front facing an enormous seemingly unsolvable problem and our backs are against the wall, you feel like you want to panic, hyperventilate, anxiety comes, you run around trying to find someone, anyone... even with just a temporary answer, pulling our hair out trying to figure it all out...THAT my friend is the time to STAND STILL and see the salvation of the Lord.
God has graciously given us the ability to work some things out for ourselves...but some things...well...it ain't happening until you take your hands off, stop running in place, calm down and trust that God will make a way that seems impossible. Impossible to us, but oh so possible to Him; but like the Hebrew people, we will not see our miracle until we stand still and "see" the salvation of the Lord.
Well... they must of settled down long enough to see Moses raise that staff ( I LOVE this scene) and the Red Sea opened up and they were able to walk through on dry land to escape and to top it all off, their enemies were drowned! So...Calm down, relax, do not fret but believe that in your stillness, He IS working in His power.
"Be still, and know that I am God II will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" Psalms 46:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m2R_iFq3uo
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