Exodus 14:1-4, 26-28.
The Egyptians are a very stubborn type of people. They are not given to fear or anything that attracts fear. They are bold and stubborn. As we have seen in the Scriptures, they were determined to pursue Israel and to compel them to come back to them, to continue their slavish service to them.
“For Pharoah will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
“And I will harden Pharoah’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharoah, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so” Exodus 14:3-4.
For a people that had served you for 430 years to say they wanted to go back to their own land and begin another phase of their lives became a challenge. Egyptians didn’t want them to go. But Israel and her leadership were determined to go. The battle raged on because there was no going back for the people of Israel.
Meanwhile, there is something like a mirage by Israel to cause a decoy to Egypt. And Egypt caught it wholly. And Israel hath the upperhand.
“And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharoah and of his servants was turned against the people and they said, Why have we done this , that we have let Israel go from serving us?” Exodus 14:5.
There is a resolute determination by Pharoah and the Egyptians to pursue the Israelites. They had planned how to chase them, get them to bring them back forcefully. The Bible says that ordered plan belongs to man, but the actual victory is of the LORD. Yes, just as the Egyptians had put all plans and purposes in order, the actual execution and real victory comes from the LORD.
Maybe they are planning to determine your position in your workplace; Or they are plotting to determine your further stay in the office due to a disagreement that didn’t favour them; Or maybe they are arranging a long trip that would not include you although you are very qualified.
The Pharoah would say that they are entangled in your plans and know how to subdue you, but Pharoah didn’t plan with God. He planned alone and executed it alone. He couldn’t determine the answer. It’s only the LORD Almighty that owns the outcome. And He has decided that the answer would be to your favour. I don’t know what the matter is with you. I don’t also know what the issue is about your children. I can’t imagine what the thinking of the management is about your promotion.
These are thoughts of men and not of God. The deliberate purpose of the Almighty is to give us a soft landing in everything. To give us victory. It doesn’t matter what the issue is before God. The only thing is that the LORD had decreed it that it should be like that . Remember, all things work together for the good of him who loves God.
My dear friend, I am telling you about the integrity of the divine word of God. It does not matter what the enemy and his cohorts are saying to you. Or what they are plotting around you to ensure that they get their counsel to come to pass. It shall not work. It is not wise to start arguing with the devil on the abilities of our great God. Satan has been made to know that he has lost it.
So dear child of God, you are in full control of your life. You are to be very careful and be mindful of the plan and purpose of the devil peradventure he comes back and finds the gate open. “And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters again may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon horsemen…and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea” Exodus 14:26-27.
The LORD gave a command and followed it up with execution. So, who can question it? Nobody. This is what happens when God is the Commander- in – Chief of the armed forces. He seats in His throne and gives orders to be executed. So what are you waiting for? God is saying, “come, put your trust in me.” Can you do that today? God bless you as you take this decision. Amen.
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