BELIEVE
TO SEE: Devotion for Friday August 19, 2016
Text:
Exodus 14:10 – 14 Memory verse:
Exodus 14:13
In John chapter 20 verse 29, Jesus Christ said,
"Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those
who have not seen and yet have believed." Thomas wanted to see the wound
inflicted on Jesus before he could believe that Jesus had risen from the dead.
To him, the wound would show that it was Jesus Christ indeed (This act of
Thomas is similar to the belief of Igbo in Nigeria which says, it is only when
you have seen, that you can believe). But Jesus Christ told him to believe
before seeing because believing without seeing brings more blessings of God.
When the Israelis came to Pi Hahiroth as God
directed them in Exodus 14:2, they camped there and Pharaoh with his men came
pursing after them. There was no way open to the Israelis but upward which can
only be possible if they have wings but it was that same upward that their
deliverance came. In their front was the Red Sea; behind them were Pharaoh and
his men while their sides were hills. Thus it was hard for them to escape. The
fearful cried out to Moses out of fear while the faithful looked through the
only way opened to them which is heaven; praying to God for intervention and
deliverance.
The fearful amongst the Israelis quarreled
with Moses for bringing them out of Egypt; and were also angry with God for the
greatest unkindness ever done them. That gross misconduct showed the
absurdities of unbelief. When challenges and problems confront us and we become
afraid, our fears should quicken us into prayers and actions, but not silence
our faith and hope. So Moses told them to be still, to believe and see what God
will do for them (Exodus 14:13, 14). What these two verses imply is that it is
only when they believe that they will see miracles and if they don’t, the
problem will consume them.
Beloved, are you afraid because the enemies
have surrounded you and you don’t have the way of escape? Let not your heart be
troubled (John 14:1). Just believe that God will miraculous intervene because
you will no longer see those enemies again. Be still! The Lord will fight for
you, and you shall hold your peace.
Food
for Thought: A
man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many
things.
Prayer:
Give me the heart to believe your words, O Lord my God, that I might see your
miracles and blessings upon my life in Jesus name. Amen.
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