Exodus 14:14-"The Lord will fight for you; you only need to be still."How many times do we try to fight our own battles? We conjur up all our knowledge, choose what we think is best, and then charge it towards the enemy. Sometimes it works but we don't like the result-we hurt someone, lose a friend. But did you ever think of letting the Lord fight for you.
You may say, "Oh, no thanks, God, I've got it." But what would have happened if the Israelites, there at Pi Hahiroth, with the whole of the Red Sea stretched in front of them and the Egyptians behind them, had decided to do what they thought was best? They would have gone back to Egypt, back to their slavery, to their discontent and hard lives. Where would King David be then? Or Solomon? Or Joshua? Or Elijah? Or Ruth? Or Deborah? Or Josiah? Or Job? Or Isaiah? Or Esther? They would all be back in Egypt, hands covered in mud and straw, crying "Deliver us, Oh Lord!"
Maybe, when God's anger with his people had subsided, he would have raised up another to lead them to the Promised Land. But by then, how many great generations would have been missed? Would their be the King after God's own heart? Or his wise son who counseled the world? Or the Queen who dared to defy the protocol to save her people? Who can say but God?
So when tough times come your way and you find yourself gearing up for the fight, put down your sword, take off your helmet, and bow down and be still before the Lord. And He will give you a victory that will stagger you imagination.
