Saturday, October 26, 2019

Exodus 15:1 says, Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.  Moses and the people of Israel sang praises to God for His deliverance.  We today should praise God the same way if we have accepted Christ as our Savior and Lord, individually and collectively.  Verse two states, The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.  Just as with the Israelites God is our salvation, and the only way to salvation.  He is also our source of strength.  Verse three adds, The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.  When it comes to defeating evil, God does go to war for us.  Verse four continues, Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.  The people of Israel and Moses had just witnessed God's power to deliver, and when we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we witness the same thing.  Verse five states, The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.  This is just a continuation of recalling God's deliverance.  Verse six declares, Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand,  Thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.  Just like with the plagues of Egypt, we should always remember the power of God.  Verse seven says, And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.  When God sends His judgment, we are like stubble, or powerless, to stand before Him.  Verse eight adds, And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.  The people or Israel and Moses were continuing to declare the overpowering power of God from what they had just witnessed.  Verse nine says, The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.  Just as the Egyptians and Pharaoh sought to destroy the Egyptians, there are many, many people who are attempting to destroy Christians today.  Verse ten states, Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.  God destroyed the mighty Egyptian army with water and wind, so we should never doubt His ability to defeat any enemy we face today.  Verse eleven asks, Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?  This is a question we should all ask today, and the answer now as it was then is no one.  God is indeed glorious in His holiness.  Verse twelve says, Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.  I believe this was just another way of stating that the seas swallowed the Egyptians.  Verse thirteen proclaims, Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.  The people of Israel acknowledged that God's mercy was what saved them, just as it is by His mercy we are saved today.  Verse fourteen adds, The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.  The Israelites also acknowledge that God would give them victory over others who heard about His power.  Not everyone that we encounter today is going to be afraid of or respect God, but we can still be sure that He is and always will be victorious over the world.  Verse fifteen adds,Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.  The people of Israel were still proclaiming their faith in God giving them the victory over all those around them.  Yet, they would too soon start to complain.  We know that we have victory through our faith in Christ, yet we too often complain about our situation.  Verse sixteen continues, Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.  We should make that same claim today.  God has insured us victory if we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse seventeen states, Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.  Just like with the Israelites then,  God has a place prepared for us today and He will bring us safely to it, if not in our lifetime on earth, then in the everlasting life that we have through our faith in Christ.  Verse eighteen says,The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.  This has not changed and will not change.  God always has and always will be the ruler of the universe.  Verse nineteen concludes, For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.  Much of the faith of the people of Israel was based on what they had seen God do, and when they didn't see His mighty works, they began to doubt, as we will see.  We must put our faith in God even when we do not see physical evidence that He is at work in a particular situation.

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