I don’t recall that my mom ever yelled at us. Instead, her voice grew softer when she wanted us to stop quarreling, be still, and listen. In like manner, as the children of Israel were being chased, literally, by the Egyptians who had enslaved them, Moses instructed them to “stand still.”
13 And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.
14 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
They were frantic. Their emotions were getting the best of them, and they were inciting a “mob mentality”: because the growing crowd of nervous complainers was growing, more were joining in, getting even more people all riled up.
However, Moses had listened to, learned from, and personally witnessed numerous acts of God by this time, and he knew that the key to keeping calm in the midst of uncertain change was to rely on the power of the almighty God. Moses could give the instructions of verse 13 because he believed the promise in verse 14.
The promise of this verse—“The Lord will fight for you”—was originally spoken in a specific setting for a specific time. But we often enter times when we grow frantic, listen to bad input from others, and are fearful of the outcome. The same God Who fought for the Israelites will fight for us!
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This post first appeared on “June 4” in Pages of Promises: 365 Devotional Thoughts on the Promises of God. Additionally, it found its origin, in part, in Brenda’s seven-lesson Bible study, Choosing to Change when Change Happens, which is suitable for individual or group study. Click here to learn more and to order your copies.