God Will Depart the Sea You Need to Cross

Day 26: Exodus 12:51-15:21

Have you ever felt that God is taking too long to answer your prayer or heal a family member or open the door for a job you need or help with financial issues or give you the resources to take of your family?

I have learned over the years that God's timing isn't my timing. He moves at the pace of God, not mine. My urgency isn't his urgency. What I think I need, God may not think that is what I need and he works it out differently.

The Israelites spent 430 years enslaved to the Egyptians. The Hebrew people cried out to God for centuries asking God to free them from the brutality of the Egyptian regime. Day after day, year after year they poured their hearts out to God to do something, but he waited and waited and waited. For whatever reason God waited, it was his prerogative to free them in his timing.

Trusting God is a learned behavior. For Israel, trusting was still a work in progress. As they left Egypt, there was still uncertainty of the reality they were really going to be free. When the Israelites saw that Pharaoh and his Army was in pursuit of 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?'" Exodus 14:11-12

Whenever we are facing a crisis or financial problems or health issues or anxiety or some kind of disaster, it's vital to hold on to the response Moses gives the Israelites, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you...You only need to remain calm; the Lord will fight for you.” Exodus 14:13-14

God is fighting for you. He is working out the details to fix problems, restore health, mend relationships, calm your spirit or open doors for you to experience a better job, marriage, health or hope. Never give up. Trust God's timing. Be patient. God will depart the sea you need to cross!