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

Monday, March 7, 2011

Promise 35 from Exodus 14:15

Ex. 14:15 - "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward'." - Moses was in such a terrible place. Here he was being obedient and was doing what God asked him to do [a job he certainly didn't want in the first place] and then here he was sandwiched in between a roaring sea and a roaring crowd, who was frightened to death that the approaching Egyptians were going to slaughter them, and they were blaming it all on Moses. If that wasn't enough, God says to poor Moses, "Why are you crying out to Me?" I can just imagine what was running through Moses's head at that moment, "But, but, but, YOU are the One who lead us here!" What Moses didn't realize is that God wasn't punishing Him or yelling at Him for joining the crowd in their cries out to Him, He was teaching Moses that, Moses already had what it takes to save the people right in his hands. God wanted Moses to know that He had already given Moses the power to do all that was necessary to bring the people to the promised land, so it wasn't necessary to be fearful, nor frustrated. Then God showed him, "all you have to do Moses is simply lift up your staff and stretch your hand out over the sea. The sea will obey because I've given you the authority to command it to part." Each of us who are in Christ are empowered with everything that is necessary for bringing the kingdom of God to the earth. Jesus said in John 14:12-15 [paraphrased], "Whatever I can do, you can do even more. Whatever you need, our Daddy will give it to you, just ask Him. All this will happen out of the love He has for you." We don't have to beg God for His presence and for Him to "take over." He is already in us, therefore, through faith and love we too can part the seas, heal the blind, the deaf, the crippled, raise the dead and we too can lead the people to the promised land, His kingdom!

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