Seize the Moment – Day 468
Every Crisis is an Opportunity!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, June 28.
Do you have a situation that is too big for you to tackle by yourself? Are you inviting the Lord to fight this battle for you?
Exodus 14 narrates Israel’s escape from Egypt after the Passover. Shortly after Israel’s departure, Pharaoh forms his army to chase after and capture his escaping slaves. Verses 10-14 describes the Hebrews response:
They became very frightened; so the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? … But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today … The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.”
In the urgency of this new crisis, the Israelites quickly forgot God’s displays of power in the ten plagues and the Passover. They fell into despair and were willing to put themselves back into slavery without a fight!
Moses called them to trust God, who would fight the battle for them! In fact, three times we hear this phrase in Exodus 14, God declares “I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army” (verses 4, 17, 18).
Where people saw only crisis and defeat, God saw victory through His people’s faith!
As we learn in 1 John 5:4, “This is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”
Seize the moment and invite the LORD into your circumstances. Through the eyes of faith, every crisis is transformed into an opportunity for God’s glory!