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Illustration - Little Jewish Boy @ Sunday School…
The opening of the Red Sea was possibly the single greatest act of God in the Old Testament…
When you read these amazing stories in the Bible, and the miracles is that all you see? Or do you read them and consider what spiritual lesson God may have for you?
This biblical account reminds us once again that God knows what He is doing. Do we have confidence in that truth? In the times we are living, I can’t tell you how often Christians wonder out loud, “God, where are you? Yet the scriptures re-mind us that His ways are not our ways, in the book of Isaiah among others.
Fear and the feeling of being trapped in our circumstances are so discouraging and perhaps some of you are in this place today.
Psalm 23:4; Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
When you couple fear with anxiety, the result often can cause a rational person to respond irrationally.
A most difficult year continues to swirl around us - more conflict between people on every opinion voiced.
Some are saying, we’ll know it’s ok when “they say” so - what do you mean, when “they say”? It’s ok to walk by faith right now - trust the Lord, not what “they” say.
In Exodus 14 we have a people, millions of people stuck in fear at the Red Sea following a man who told the most powerful leader in Egypt to “Let my people go.”
I. Confidence Provided By God Alone
God performs three miracles on behalf of the Israelites.
1. v19 - God moved the pillar of cloud and blocked the Egyptians way.
• v20 - Angel of God traveling in front of Israel’s army - the Angel withdrew & went behind them - coming between the armies of Egypt and Israelites.
• Neither group went near each other all night long when the Israelites were most vulnerable.
2. v21 - then God parted the sea - miraculously while crossing through the sea.
v22 - waters divided - they went through on dry ground with Egyptians pursuing them.
Last watch of the night v26-28 the Lord said to Moses stretch out your hands…
3. In the end God eliminated the most powerful army of the land with one event under His supreme control.
A. Miracles help us withstand all doubt
Do I really believe this event happened just like the scriptures describe it?
2 Timothy 3:16; All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness;
But there are a lot of folks who don’t and theories abound even you can laugh at…
1. A violent volcano in Greece caused all 10 of the plagues - matter of fact, the History Channel ran a program roughly 15 years ago that had this exact same basis.
• Exodus 8 is clear after plague #3
2. Some say an earthquake caused the wind to be some 350x more powerful than that caused by an Atom Bomb.
3. Most common theory - Super low tide that night and the Israelites crossed over on a sand bar.
• Illustration - Reminds me of the story of a young girl in 4th grade whose unbelieving teacher…
What the Bible declares here at the Red Sea was a miracle of God pure and simple.
• No human explanation for it - no rational explanation - for those of us who know God personally, who have been redeemed by His blood on the cross…
B. There are no traps in God’s Word
What difference does this miracle make to you - in your life?
How do you think the Israelites felt at the Red Sea? I think they felt trapped and helpless - that God had forgotten them and forsaken them.
In our own life we sometimes find ourselves feeling trapped and helpless at our own shores of the Red Sea; related to financial pressure, medical challenges, jobs, parenting…we sometimes act just like the Israelites did; thinking God is forgetting us…maybe not in so many words but by our anxiety.

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