DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- VICTORY IN JESUS

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – VICTORY IN JESUS

"And Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.' "  (Exodus 14:13-14)

The escape from Egypt was no Sunday Picnic. The Israelites did not walk away from their captivity with no challenges. Pharaoh had changed his mind again when he saw his cheap labor departing, and so he sent his army after them to bring them back.

Here they were, with the Red Sea in front of them blocking their way forward, and Pharaoh's army coming behind them, eliminating the possibility of retreat. There seemed to be no way to escape, and some of the fainthearted said to Moses, "Have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to to bring us up out of Egypt….It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness'" (vss. 10-12).

God never promised us a rose-garden when he delivered us from our bondage of sin. Accepting Christ does not guarantee a life of ease. We still have our issues with our enemy. There are still challenges we face. But He did promise to be with us and to fight for us, and He will bring us to victory. It is empty thinking to look at the past through rose-tinted glasses and forget the pain and sorrow we experienced under the taskmaster that beat us into submission. There are challenges in the Christian life, but we have Jesus with us, and we can stand fast in our faith without fear because He is our peace and our victory. And who in their right mind would want to go back to bondage?

As the old Gospel song says, "Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior forever. He sought me and He bought me with redeeming blood. He loved me e'er I knew Him and all my love is due Him. He plunged me to victory beneath the crimson flood." We can sing the song of Moses and of Miriam, "I will sing unto the LORD for He has triumphed gloriously!" (Exodus 15:1, 21). Hallelujah!

Love, Dad