Exodus 14:10-14 – “And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. 11 Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.”

 13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” NKJV

            The children of Israel were no different than people today in that people have a tendency to trust what they see rather than what their heart declares.  We often trust our senses rather than our spirit.  God had miraculously delivered Israel and as Moses led them through the wilderness and came to the Red Sea Pharaoh closed in and the people saw the Egyptians and trembled.  They turned against Moses regretting they had ever listened when the the first sign of trouble or difficulty arose.  Is that really much different from today?

             The people were drifting with the current and Moses was standing in the middle of the river saying, “No upstream!”  Finally as they trembled and lamented having listened to Moses, the Lord through Moses gave a prophetic declaration – “Do not be afraid. Stand still and watch what God does.  This army you are looking at by the end of the day will be no more and you won’t see them again.  God is going to do this so just be quiet, quit shaking in your boots or sandals and observe!”  Understand God does not always fight our battles for us but sometimes empowers and equips us to fight the fight as Israel would learn later.  But the Covenant Keeping Living God had led them out to lead them in and He would not fail them.

             It is easy to trust your eyes or senses but not always easy to trust your faith and God’s promises.  Now I did not say that following what you see will necessarily be an easy road but that is the path of least resistance and one the devil encourages always!  If God has called us, and He has, then we can trust God to work His work in us, through us, around us, and for us.  He will not fail nor will He forsake us.

            So as you take the next step in your journey through this thing we call life, determine in your heart that you will trust your faith not your sight.  Determine that you will look to the author and finisher of your faith and trust Him to do what He has promised!  God can pull you through anything if you can stand the pull.

             May God be with you as you go through this day!