Move On In Faith

Exodus 14: 13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” 15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.

The Israelites were terrified because the Egyptians were pursuing them. In the midst of the chaos they lost their faith and begin to complain and worry. They started wishing they had never left the life they had in the past. Even though their past life wasn’t comfortable, it was familiar. They longed for the familiarity that they knew.

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Today things are not much different for us as Christians. It’s easy to be comfortable with what is familiar. Stepping out in faith and going into unknown territory can be scary. Once things don’t go as we thought they would, we want to run back to what we knew. Or we begin to question God’s faithfulness. We wonder if it’s really worth it.

I like Moses response to the grumbling Israelites in verse 14…“The Lord will fight for you, you need only be still.” Then it gets even better when the Lord speaks to Moses in verse 15…“Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.” We have to move on in faith knowing that the Lord will fight our battles. We can’t let fear of the unknown rob us of the blessings God has for us.

The blessings He has for us are not just at the finish line, where we see the manifestation of what we are hoping for. Our whole journey is filled with blessings, because through it we are standing firm, growing in our faith and learning to trust God. On our journey we can see how He provides for us in ways big and small.

We don’t have to run away in fear or try and return to what is familiar when the enemy pursues us. We can remain calm and be still in our hearts. God’s love covers us, and He himself lives inside of us. Therefore we can keep moving on in faith. Everything we need to accomplish God’s purposes and go through unknown territory is available to us through Jesus Christ.

Author: Dawn

The love of Jesus will never fail you. Thank you for visiting my blog.

61 thoughts on “Move On In Faith”

  4. “Move on in faith!” I love that. God told them to move forward and He did not part the sea as yet. We have to press on even when our eyes cannot yet see the physical manifestations of God’s deliverance. Hallelujah! What a Saviour!

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  10. God fighting our battles means we don’t have to worry or be anxious, or be discouraged when things seem to be going wrong in our lives. Many times when things seem to be hopeless we may become weary and doubt God will come thorough for us. We must remember:

    There is no battle too big for our mighty God!!!

    Thanks Dawn!

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  11. Dawn this was a great inspirational post, one we need to read every day. Sometimes it’s hard to know whether to stand still or move out and fight. But for sure God will tell us if we will just listen, thank God Moses did instead of listening to the people. Amazing how one person with faith as a mustard seed can move people to where God wants them, even if they go kicking and screaming. Oh, how much we are like those who want the known instead of the unknown. Girl, you filled this post with more wisdom then you know. thanks.

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  17. I love reading dialogue between God and His people! I like the way the NLT says it, ““Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving!” Nobody got time to be crying, you got a sea to cross! (My translation!) That’s God’s message for us today! It’s all by faith!

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      1. Amen! God does not want us to cut and run. We are to stand and trust that what He says will come to pass and will not return void. He is faithful and trustworthy in all he says and does for His children. Blessings to you Dawn. ❤

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