“THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU!”

Exodus 14:13-16                           (ESV)

“13 And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which HE will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.

14 “THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU”, and YOU HAVE ONLY TO BE SILENT."

15 The LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.

16 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.”

The children of Israel were in a “spot”!  The Red Sea was before them, mountain ranges were on either side of them, and the strongest military on the face of the earth was advancing from their rear!  Certain captivity, and death to those who resisted, was the only apparent option for the Israelites.   BUT GOD!?!?!

GOD was speaking to Moses, and thus all of HIS children, when HE said ““THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU”, and YOU HAVE ONLY TO BE SILENT."   GOD still speaks to us, however, sometimes we aren’t listening to and for HIS VOICE!  Sometimes I have a preconceived idea of what GOD is going to say and I try to hear what I “want” HIM to say?  Or worse, I won’t SLOW DOWN my life enough to WAIT ON THE LORD!  Either way, GOD works on HIS OWN timeframe and frustration and despair await those who have their schedules adjusted by HIM!

In July 2007 I “had to wait” on GOD, and HE chose a medically induced coma as HIS method!  And HE wasn’t through teaching me to wait on HIM!  Two years later GOD provided me with my old insurance agency to step back into.   And three years later GOD FINALLY got me to trust HIM and allow “THE LORD TO FIGHT FOR ME”!  There was nothing I could do to help, nor my family, even the doctors had to wait until ALMIGHTY GOD gave the clearance to restore my health.   

“THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU”, and YOU HAVE ONLY TO BE SILENT” is still a lesson I am learning!  Sometimes I wonder if I will ever get to the point where I KNOW and BELIEVE HE IS IN CONTROL???  There is NO DOUBT GOD has the ability to “work ALL THINGS” (Romans 8:28) for HIS good.   But am I going to have to be made to WAIT on HIM again?  “THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU”, but will we allow HIM???