FAITH CAPSULE: What a man sees in the word of God will make a mark in the life of man.
Exodus 14
Inability not to believe and receive what is seen in the word of God is the disability to receive the promises in the word of God. Undeniable manifestation of miracles brought out the Israelites out of the bondage of over four hundred years yet they could not see deliverance in their journey to the Promised Land. At a point in their journey Pharaoh approached the Israelites in attempt to return Israelites back to the bondage of Egypt. It is written, “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.” (Exodus 14:10) The Israelites were not able to see the promises of God in His word to deliver them. In life, inability to see in God’s promise will provoke fear to become a victim of wicked agenda. Inability to see promises in the word of God was the reason why Israelites saw fear at the approach of Egyptians to return them back to Egypt.
Inevitably, what a man sees outside of the word of God will have a direct effect on what man thinks, says and becomes of man. The Israelites saw fear and spoke negative. The Bible recorded 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? 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 wrongly and ended wrong.
In the journey of a year or in the journey of life, the grace of God alone brought you this far in life. Why is it so difficult for you to see that God alone is in control? Think of it, you have taken your eyes away from the promises in the word of God which is able to lead you through to your expected end? Whatever a man beholds will eventually hold man up from falling, failing or faulting in the journey of life. Moses knew exactly the cause for the negative confession of the Israelites when he stated, “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) God will not leave nor forsake one is seeing in the word of God to believe and to receive as promised by God.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be seeing, to believe and receive as promised in His word.