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It’s a brand new year, let’s GOOOOO!!! As I sit down to write this, I’m reminded of where I got the name for our church and ministry… Moses was called by God to deliver Israel from slavery in Egypt. Moses tried to do so by force and ended up running and hiding for 40 years after murdering an Egyptian guard.
God still desired for His people to be free from bondage and subjugation so He came again to Moses as a flame of fire in the bush. God persuaded Moses to follow Him and did indeed deliver the Israelites from slavery. Millions of Israelites walked out of Egypt with more gold and wealth than they could carry. They saw God move miraculously to keep His promises to His people.
Upon their deliverance, Pharaoh changed his mind and pursued God’s people who were on the banks of the Red Sea. Pharaoh had them in his sights, they were trapped. Moses could see the mighty enemy approaching, and he knew they had nowhere to go.
Exodus 14 says in verses 10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” 13 But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. 14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
That a boy Moses, remind them who God is and STAND STRONG!! That sounds like an amazing and powerful leader doesn’t it? But look what God says in the very next verse.
Exodus 14:15 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. 16 And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
Moses was stuck. He thought he was encouraging his new found family to trust God, but had they stood still, they would have died. They needed to GO FORWARD!! Moses needed to use the authority God had given him to split the sea and complete Israel’s deliverance from Egypt.
Can you imagine what would have happened if they didn’t go forward into the impossible task of splitting the sea?
As you read this, what is God saying to you? Where are you stuck? You might be like Moses and the Israelites, you’ve seen God do amazing things in your life and you are currently standing firm on the promises of God. But it’s time to step into your God given authority as an ambassador of the Kingdom of God and a child of the Most High and GO FORWARD!!
You might be saying, ok Clint, you got me fired up, now what?!
To which I would say, use what is in your hands and do what you already have the power to do. My guess is you already know your next step, it’s time to take that step. As you take that step, the next step becomes evident. But don’t stay stuck while telling yourself you’re waiting on God to deliver you and you’re waiting to see God’s promises come to pass.
This is your year to make a decision, develop a plan of action, and make consistent progress. It’s your time, it’s not too late, you got this because God is with you!!
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