September 11 – Exodus 14:15-20
September 11 – Exodus 14:15-20
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The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of
Israel to go forward.
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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.
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And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in
after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his
chariots, and his horsemen.
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the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten
glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
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Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind
them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them,
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coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud
and the darkness. And it lit up the night without one coming near the
other all night.
It’s
sometimes hard to understand fear. Think
of a time your children were frightened.
It may not have made sense to you, but you were there to console,
comfort and offer support. God does the
same. Frankly, I think, “how ridiculous the Israelites acted having
just been freed from the Egyptians in a miraculous way and then suffering what
seemed to be amnesia, not trusting or having faith in God’s promise.”
Oh but,
how often am I just like the Israelites?
How often do I fail to recall how good God has been to me? How often do I fail to thank God for His
extraordinary love?
Reflect
on how God has provided for you time and time again and thank Him today for his
grace, love, mercy and unfailing love.
Heavenly
Father, I am so like the children of Israel in so many ways. Fear so often keeps me from thinking as I
should. How often You have shown me Your
power, strength, love, grace, and mercy, yet my actions are as if I don’t even
know You. I want to reflect You in my
actions. I want people to see You when
they see me, but I fail You so often.
There are days I feel I trip on every step I take in my attempt to be a
godly woman. Help me remember I will
always fail when I try to do anything in my own power. How often do I act on my own when all I need
to do is allow You to be my hands and feet?
How often do I speak on my own when I just need to wait for You to give
me the words?
Help
me Father to remember anything I do on my own is like filthy rags. Only what I do with You and for You is worth
anything. On my own, I am nothing. The times I don’t allow You to guide me end
up disastrous. I have hurt people and
lost friendships when I don’t lean into You.
I know everything happens for a reason, and I almost always see in
hindsight how You use the most frustrating and difficult times of my life to grow
me, change me and teach me. Thank You
for allowing those mistakes to at least bring some good to my life and help me
use those to help others.
I’m so
grateful You don’t judge as the world does or I would be forever removed from
Your sight.
Help me
use what You teach me to help me not make the same mistakes again and
again. I think of Abraham continuing to
introduce his wife as his sister, even though he knew that was sin. How often I ask how he could sin the same way
again and again, yet I look at my own life and my own heart and I see that my
intention is to do Your will, yet my actions don’t always reflect that.
Help the
desires of my heart become what has always been the desire of Your heart. I want so much to be a reflection of You and
Your love to all I encounter, but I know only in You is that possible.
In
Jesus name,
Amen!
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