02Aug16

Exodus 14:15-16 ESV
The Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground."

Miraculously God had delivered the Israelites from their captivity only for them to be cornered on the banks of the red sea with the Egyptians in hot pursuit. It's amazing how quickly we forget what God has already accomplished in us when we find ourselves in a new corner, backed against a wall, and trapped between a rock and a hard place. No, you may not be trapped against a sea with an Egyptian army about to descend upon you. But, you may be trapped in a place of financial burden, relationship stressors, work pressures, or maybe something else.

Notice what Moses is told to command the people to do... "go forward." No matter the stakes. No matter the depth of the water. No matter the danger. "Go forward." God has shown them the way they are supposed to be going and now it is up to them to continue on it. He will part the waters. He will make a way. In the hard times we are called to simply, "go forward." Stay the course. Do not give up God is faithful. The same God that parts the seas for His children can part the way in front of you.