Exodus 14: 15
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.”
Picture this. The Israelites have made it to the shore of the Red Sea, but they are being pursued by Pharaoh’s army. So, they have the sea on one side of them and the Egyptians on the other. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place. But God tells them, “Move forward!”
God used this story once in my life to get a point across. I was stuck. The way forward did not look very inviting. It held plenty of trepidation and no certainty of success. The way back was clear though. There was nothing there for me. I knew what the past held. There was no promise in it but there was at least familiarity. It was at least a way I knew, but it was not God’s way. I felt trapped, just like the Israelites. I had my back up against the sea and the enemy army was on its way.
Then Yahweh said this to me one day. “How long are you going to wait to go forward? Are you going to wait until the army is right on top of you?” That was very sobering because the image of the Israelite predicament was very clear in my mind’s eye. I could see that army coming into range; see the dust rising from their advance. How many days march is it until they reach me?
The truth of the matter is that God had told me something to do and I was not doing it. I was in denial about what He said. I was not heeding His direction. All the Israelites had to do is move forward. That is what God was telling me also. “I know the way before you looks impossible but I have made a way through.” So, we shouldn’t look at appearances but rather hang on the word of God.
Well, you won’t be surprised to find that God was right. His way was right. And just as He did with the Israelites, He did with me. He made a way. In fact, He had already made a way. I just couldn’t see it because of the blinders on my eyes.
Maybe God is telling you something. Maybe He has told you something to do. Maybe He has told you something to give, but you are finding it hard to let go of the thing He wants you to sow or maybe what He has told you to do is a bit frightening. Don’t worry. He has it worked out for you. And the thing that He is telling you to do is for your benefit whether or not it looks like it. He has a good plan for you. Don’t wait until the Egyptian army overwhelms you to do what God has told you to do. Today is a really good day for obedience.
