Be Still

There are many times God tells his people to “be still”.

He even told the wind to be still, and it obeyed.

I pondered this over several days.

For most of us when we are facing something difficult, we react. We want to find an answer and fix the problem. Sometimes that is the best thing to do.

But often we cause more problems by forging ahead without seeking God first.

I don’t know if any of us has experienced a situation quite like the Israelites running from the Egyptians. They thought, or hoped, that they were leaving Egypt for freedom and peace.

But that wasn’t the story. Moses took the Israelites, where God told him to, between the Egyptians and the sea.

To the Israelites this seemed like a horrible trap. The Pharaoh pursued with over 600 of his best chariots, and his army.

The Israelites panicked and complained to Moses. They even said they would have rather been left in Egypt than to die in the desert.

I can’t really blame them ... all those people backed up against a sea they could not cross, and Pharaoh's army bearing down on them.

I’m sure I would have been worried, and questioned Moses' logic.

Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptian you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

That was Moses' answer, “Be still”.

Actually it was God’s answer through Moses.

Why is it so hard to be still? I think it has to do with faith.

They didn’t know at this point how they would be saved. They didn’t have the details of the

deliverance from their enemies. If they did, I don't know that they would have believed it.

I mean really Moses, you are going to raise your staff, part the sea so we can walk through on dry land? And then, before Pharaoh and his army catch us, the waters will flow back and take them out? How??

But God only told them to “be still’ and that He would fight for them.

We know the end of the story.

God did fight for them, and they were saved.

The Israelites all made it through on dry land. And the Egyptians were thrown into confusion. It even says God caused the wheels of the chariots to fall off. I love that part.

In the end the enemy was no more.

So it seems our choice is to “Be still and trust God”, or confusion reigns.

Whatever we are facing, health issues, family problems, etc, we need to be still before God. He is the victor. He knows what's happening in our lives.

We may not see how the situation is going to work out, but we can trust in the one who holds us in the palm of his hand.

Just be still.

Blessings on you and yours!