Faith In The Mist of Fear

[Dr. Thomas Galt]

I got this today from Jim Penner and it was so powerful to me I had to share it here. April 12, 2010

By Jim Penner

"...and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left." - Exodus 14:22, NIV We can all picture the image from Cecil B. DeMille's epic film, "The Ten Commandments," the Israelites walking down the embankment between two massive walls of water. Yet, in the midst of that incredible miracle of God, every one of those men, women, and children were living somewhere between fear and terror. Here they were praying for decade upon decade for their slavery and oppression to the Egyptians to cease, for God to hear their cries and save them. Now they are forced to walk between two towering walls of water or face the sword of the Egyptians bearing down on them from behind. Where's the miracle God? What in the world are you up to? What kind of a rescue is this? God could certainly have kept the army back, softening Pharaoh's heart, keeping the army in Egypt while the Israelites coasted into the promised land. But what they couldn't see with human eyes was the miracle that God was about to perform. How often in life do we pray and pray all while grumbling and complaining when God guides our lives in unexpected ways. "What kind of rescue is this?" we ask. The answer is...God's perfect will! We are told to walk by faith and not by sight. The Israelites could not "see" the entirety of the miracle while they were in the middle of living through it. So, even in the midst of a trial, you cannot see the miracle that God has in store for you, and is most likely performing on you this very moment!