The Red Sea

 I was reading about Moses leading the people through the Red Sea when a thought came to my mind and I’ve never considered before. The Egyptians walked the same path that the Israelites did and yet the Israelites were safe and the Egyptian‘s were killed. Obviously, in that case, the Egyptian’s were wrong and what they were doing was not part of God‘s plan. But the thought came to me, if I follow the Lord into the Red Sea (symbolically), then God will take care of those that are following after me, seeking my destruction. I don’t have to worry about trying to take care of those who are after me, I just have to worry about moving forward. I just have to worry about keeping my covenants. That gives me a lot of comfort, knowing that I just have to worry about my progression and my moving forward, and I don’t have to be consumed with thoughts about those who are seeking to destroy me.

Sometimes it’s hard to see God‘s hand when it appears that justice is not being served. The Israelites were God‘s covenant people and yet they were in bondage for many years. But in the end, when they were led away, their covenants and their faith in God got them through the Red Sea and eventually to the promised land. The Egyptians did not keep the covenants of God and they ended up being destroyed in the Red Sea. Two groups who walked the same path and ended with different results. Justice eventually caught up with the offenders and the Lord’s people received freedom. 

We never know when that justice will come but by looking at history we can see that it does come eventually. It is not our job to determine when the justice will happen. We just have to keep moving forward, keep our covenants, and trust that God will deliver us.