"Was it not You who dried up
the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a road,
so that the redeemed might cross over?" - Isaiah 51:10
The great futile debate
today is whether God dried up the Red Sea so the Israelites could cross over on
dry ground, or if He drowned the Egyptian army in ankle deep water! Either way,
it is still a miracle. Either way, God proves once again that He is God. The
Bible if full of what some people claim are unbelievable stories of how God
cared for, protected, loved, judged and disciplined His people. These stories
entertain children for hours; and they give the Christian hope that God is the
same, yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).
We can trust in this
miracle-working Savior, who proves Himself strong for His people. His mercy is
new every morning and His love and compassion never fail (Lamentations 3:22; 1
Corinthians 13:8). He speaks and the oceans obey Him (Mark 4:39), the earth
trembles in His presence (Psalm 114:7), and the king's heart is in His hand and He
directs it like a river wherever He pleases (Proverbs 21:1).
God had a plan before the
foundation of the world (Matthew 25:34) and each day draws us closer to its
culmination. We rejoice with exceeding great joy as we see political, physical
and spiritual signs in world events that fulfill His prophetic promises and
bring us ever closer to His physical reappearing (1 Corinthians 1:7).
If you are not yet a blood
bought, forgiven child of the King, Jesus Christ, repent and believe today.
Prayer:
Lord
Jesus, because of Your saving work on the cross, we are now citizens of heaven
(Philippians 3: 20). Not only do we eagerly wait for our adoption day, but we
also groan inwardly for the redemption of our bodies (Romans 8:23) and for the
revelation of the new heaven and the new earth (2 Peter 3:13).
Thought for the Day:
All
creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. –
Romans 8:19