September 14 – Exodus 15:1-21

September 14 – Exodus 15:1-21

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Exodus 15:1-21

15 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,

“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name.

4 “Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea. 5 The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone. 6 Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy. 7 In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries; you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble. 8 At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’ 10 You blew with your wind; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? 12 You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them.

13 “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. 14 The peoples have heard; they tremble; pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; trembling seizes the leaders of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. 16 Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O Lord, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased. 17 You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established. 18 The Lord will reign forever and ever.”

19 For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. 20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing. 21 And Miriam sang to them:

“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”

The journey through the Red Sea is complete and now it is time to praise God and celebrate the victory God provided over the Egyptians. How sweet this time must have been. Think of a time when God provided a sweet victory for you. Perhaps it was a restoration of a relationship, the birth of a long-awaited baby, a salvation experience for a loved one you have been covering in prayer for a long time. Our God is good, and He wants us to call on Him and give Him all the praise in these sweet moments. He also wants us to praise Him when times are tough. Oh, how hard this is. Ask God today to strengthen your walk during good times and hard times. He will.

Heavenly Father, help me praise You more. Help me break out in song to praise Your name, not just when things go my way, but when they don’t. I know that Your plan is always best, so I want to praise You for always being the Father I need, giving me the gifts, and answered prayers I need. Thank You for sharing the history of Your people so I can learn from them and remember that they weren’t perfect, and they needed Your love and forgiveness just like I do.

Thank You, Father, for loving me even when I am so unlovable.

In Jesus’ name.

Amen!