Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?

“And Moses said unto the people, ‘Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever.’”  (Exodus 14:13)

Do you ever feel as though you are “between the devil and the deep blue sea?” You can’t go forward and you can’t go back. The children of Israel were coming out of Egypt where they had lived for four hundred years, most of that time serving the Egyptians as slaves. They had gone as far as the shores of the Red Sea and now the Egyptian army, in pursuit, was about to overtake them. God told Moses to lift up his rod over the Red Sea.  The waters were parted and Israel went across on dry land.  When the Egyptians followed, Moses was instructed to lift up his rod over the waters. The waters came back together, drowning the Egyptian army.

Sometimes it’s hard to stand still and wait on God to do His work. In his prophecy Isaiah said, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)