In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Promise 34 from Exodus 14:14

Ex. 14:14 - "The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent." - I would venture to guess that most people who turn or cry out to God, cry out to Him while in a panic. He is usually the last card played when all other options within man's power and wisdom is exhausted, at this point, people are begging God for intervention and salvation from whatever is causing the grief. But Moses had it right when he said that the Lord will fight for us while we keep silent. When we are close enough in our relationship to God that we have peace in just hanging out with Him quietly, which means we don't feel we need to ask Him for something or beg Him for anything, He still will engage in our lives, yet even more. To sit quietly before Him indicates that you trust Him, whole heartedly, to take care of that which is going on around you, so much so that you don't even need to really discuss it with Him. That doesn't mean we don't pray or intercede. It just means we don't have to try to strive, beg, demand or manipulate His attention. He already has it and because He wants the best for His people, He'll take care of the environment around them so that each day will be experienced as a day of salvation.

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