THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU
The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. The Egyptians – all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots horsemen and troops – pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon. As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!†Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring to you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.†Exodus 14:8-14
Do you ever feel like the Israelites? Pharaoh decided to make the Hebrew foreigners slaves so God had to step in and rescue them. Enter Moses. He returns to Egypt to lead God’s people out of slavery. I can’t imagine the job that was for Moses. We are not talking about Moses leading twenty people on a journey. There were thousands of Israelites. I work in the children’s ministry at our church and sometimes it feels like I am trying to corral cockroaches. They scatter in different directions. I have never had to lead thousands.
In the midst of the journey, the Israelites were trapped near the sea and realized the Egyptian army was getting closer. The Israelites were feeling pressure. Their response was whining and complaining (verse 11-12). Can you imagine? God had already rescued them by sending Moses to lead them, now they doubt His power. Surely we have never done that! I would be lying if I said I had not failed to see God’s hand working in my life.
The example above is one reason both my mom and I are big fans of journaling. It is so easy to get caught up in the current circumstances and forget the ways the Lord has been so faithful to us in the past. It’s through those hard times we can face the present battles with faith knowing that He will “fight for you; you only need be still (verse 14).â€
Please read those words again and really absorb what that statement means…
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
My house is in foreclosure.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
My spouse is having a baby with the other person.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
I lost my job.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
I have been given a serious diagnosis.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
My spouse has married another person.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
____________?_________________
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
Fill in the blank. What battle are you facing today? Do you trust the Lord to make a way in the desert of circumstances for you or are you whining and complaining?
Today, trust that the Creator of this world is not caught off guard by anything that is happening to you. He knows the trials you are facing. He wants to make a way; you only need to trust Him. That doesn’t mean manipulate situations, it means wholeheartedly trust Him.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
God bless you,
Lori Steinkamp Lassen
Rejoice Marriage Ministries, Inc.
The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. The Egyptians – all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots horsemen and troops – pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon. As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!†Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring to you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.†Exodus 14:8-14
Do you ever feel like the Israelites? Pharaoh decided to make the Hebrew foreigners slaves so God had to step in and rescue them. Enter Moses. He returns to Egypt to lead God’s people out of slavery. I can’t imagine the job that was for Moses. We are not talking about Moses leading twenty people on a journey. There were thousands of Israelites. I work in the children’s ministry at our church and sometimes it feels like I am trying to corral cockroaches. They scatter in different directions. I have never had to lead thousands.
In the midst of the journey, the Israelites were trapped near the sea and realized the Egyptian army was getting closer. The Israelites were feeling pressure. Their response was whining and complaining (verse 11-12). Can you imagine? God had already rescued them by sending Moses to lead them, now they doubt His power. Surely we have never done that! I would be lying if I said I had not failed to see God’s hand working in my life.
The example above is one reason both my mom and I are big fans of journaling. It is so easy to get caught up in the current circumstances and forget the ways the Lord has been so faithful to us in the past. It’s through those hard times we can face the present battles with faith knowing that He will “fight for you; you only need be still (verse 14).â€
Please read those words again and really absorb what that statement means…
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
My house is in foreclosure.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
My spouse is having a baby with the other person.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
I lost my job.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
I have been given a serious diagnosis.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
My spouse has married another person.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
____________?_________________
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
Fill in the blank. What battle are you facing today? Do you trust the Lord to make a way in the desert of circumstances for you or are you whining and complaining?
Today, trust that the Creator of this world is not caught off guard by anything that is happening to you. He knows the trials you are facing. He wants to make a way; you only need to trust Him. That doesn’t mean manipulate situations, it means wholeheartedly trust Him.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.
God bless you,
Lori Steinkamp Lassen
Rejoice Marriage Ministries, Inc.