FAITH CAPSULE: The Israelites saw fear and spoke negatively to become a victim of their confessed negative.

Exodus 14

Undeniable manifestation of miracles brought was the exit for the Israelites out of the bondage of over four hundred years,
Despite the miracles they saw coming out of the bondage, they failed to see deliverance in their journey to the Promised Land. 
At a point in their journey, Pharaoh approached the Israelites in an attempt to return them to where the Lord God delivered them from. 
Exodus 14:10 records, “And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord.”  
A failure to see in the word of God is evidence of looking into the world present.
The Israelites could not see in the word of promise that was delivered to them by God through Moses. 
As a result of their disability not to see God’s promise, they saw the Egyptians that were after them. 
What you see is going to have a direct effect on what you think and what you say. 
The Israelites saw fear and spoke negatively. 
The Bible records their response, “Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.” (Exodus 14:11-12) 
The Israelites saw fear and spoke negatively to become a victim of their confession.
Why is it so difficult to see that God alone is in control? 
Have you taken your eyes away from what God said and what He is saying to you through the pages of the Bible? 
Whatever one beholds will eventually hold such down in the place of moving forward.
Moses knew the effect of the negativity of the confession of the Israelites, and he responded by stating, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” (Exodus 14:13-14) 
When there is no clarity of sight, confusion will bring forth complaints, and rebellion will gain ground. 
Just as Moses lived through his journey meditating day and night, there should be no excuse for meditating on the word of God day and night.
Meditating is communicating to God to gain and retain the presence not to be forsaken by God. 
With meditation, there will be clarity of sight. 
Seek God by seeing Him to find Him.

Prayer for today: Ask for understanding in seeing by hearing the word of God.