The Red Sea and an Army

What might you have felt if you were an Israelite standing at the Red Sea's edge with Pharoah's army at your back? "Between a rock and a hard place" has nothing on this scenario. Would I rather drown or be killed by Egyptian swords (or whatever they used)? Hmm . . . let me think about that a minute.

[Incidentally, this is an overturned bus that the kids saw on the Peru mission trip. No one was hurt, but it kind of makes you think of the Red Sea, no?]

Have you ever found yourself between two very

hard things? It's kind of a hopeless, helpless feeling, isn't it? Despair follows panic, which follows the realization that there are only these two choices, both bad ones.

Now hear what God through Moses said to the Israelites at that moment: "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." (Exodus 14)

So what are we to do when things in our lives and relationships are going south quickly?

1) Fear not,

2) Stand firm in the shadow of His wings,

3) See His salvation which He is working for you,

4) Be silent.

Psalm 62: For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken."

Selah: Pause and calmly think of that.