Monday Writing...7/30/18... "Just Stay Calm"

Good Morning,

This is the first writing by a new member of our devotional staff. In the last two months we have added two new writers. One writes for Friday and Bre will be writing for Mondays.

The theme today is the story of the Exodus. There was a lot of wailing and complaining during the exit from Egypt. For many people trying something new and without history in their background. However, there are things to be learned from the experience and Bre has pointed them out to us. The most important truth here is that God always has our proverbial backs and He will fight for our needs. Bre wrote, "Can we just tell ourselves The Lord will fight for me. I’m going to watch Him  come through for me and I’m going to stay calm.?' I believe we can."

And never forget...if God is for you who cam be against you?
Bre.................and Corinne

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Today's Devotional

 "Just Stay Calm"

 by 

Bre Miller

As the wife of a pastor and someone who doesn’t have the healthiest body and mind, I need to be reminded of who I am in The Lord. In the midst of the trials I am facing in my life, I’m reminded of Exodus 14.

The Israelites were freed from The Egyptians, who had enslaved them, but the Egyptians changed their minds. 

As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord,  and they said to Moses...

“Why did you bring us out here 
to die in the wilderness? 

Weren’t there enough graves 
for us in Egypt? 

What have you done to us? 
Why did you make us leave Egypt?  

Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? 

We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. 

It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’”

 But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. 

Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. 

The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. 

The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”

Exodus 14:10-14,
New Living Translation:

Two things really stand out to me in this passage.

Firstly: Moses says “Just stand still and watch The Lord rescue you today,” What faith! Watch it happen. God is good and He will get them through. He will save them. He will keep His promise.

Secondly: “The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” The Lord of all….He will fight for us. The God who created the heavens and the earth is fighting for us, ladies!

The same God who came through for The  Israelites, came through for us when He sent His Son to die for us on that cross. To become a man, to live a sinless life and to die the most gruesome death on that cross for us.

Isn’t that amazing?

1. Can we have the same faith Moses had, when we are dealing with finances?
2. Can we have the same faith when we are struggling in our marriage?
3. Can we have the same faith when we don’t know what tomorrow will bring?
4. Can we just tell ourselves
   ”The Lord will fight for me. I’m going to watch Him   
     come through for me and I’m going to stay calm.?”

I believe we can.

Here is a challenge for those of you reading this today:

Please write Exodus 14:14 on a sheet of paper or a sticky note and put it on your mirror, or somewhere in your house that you will see the most, to remind yourself that God, the One and Only, the Creator, the Most High, is fighting for you.

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Moses teamed up with God 

to make the story of the Exodus from Egypt

come to a successful completion.

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you by the Devotional Writers 

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 Brother Thomas Ukwute, Jody Ward,  Karen Bennett, 

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