Israel was scared. They had just come out of a life of subjugation in Egypt and they appeared to be trapped before a sea. Egypt was angry that they had lost their source of slave labor and sought to destroy the nation of Israel with a magnificent army bearing down on a poor and hapless people.
God however, was on the side of Israel. They were His people whom He had promised to shepherd to their new lives in their own nation. In the face of panic, Moses reminded Israel who their true keeper really was.
It is the same for us as Christians when we encounter trials. I walk through life trying to remember the Lord, but most of the time I'm only doing my own thing - working my own agenda. "What do I need to do today?" "I need to do this immediately." "What do I do to fulfill me?" Everything revolves around me.
However, the Lord did not require his children to do anything when they were facing the deadly armies of Egypt. They were simply to obey. Trust and obey.
The doing is in the obedience, not in trying to gain any kind of control over a situation. The Lord has everything absolutely under control. Every day, every moment, is already planned out by Him into its proper place.
Lord Jesus, I am tempted to be my own God most of the time. Consequently, when trials come, I worry about what I need to do to rectify a situation. However, I simply need to ask You for wisdom and it will come. I simply need to trust that You will set every little thing into its proper place and in its proper time. My responsibility is not complicated when I do that. Let me rest in Your peace Father, and know that it has been arranged for the good. Stepping out of Your order will only strain what You have planned. Help me to rest in You today. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
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