Just after their miraculous rescue and release from Egyptian slavery the Hebrews find their backs up against the Red Sea, with their eyes fixed on the approaching Egyptian army! What are they to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever felt that way, caught in an impossible situation? Perhaps you feel that way right now. Good news! There\u2019s hope in God\u2019s Word! You can respond in faith and face whatever challenges you find in front and behind you\u2014and say, with confidence, \u201cGod\u2019s got this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Exodus 14:12-14 (ESV)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When your back is up against a wall, as the Israelites found upon their arrival at the Red Sea, it\u2019s natural to \u201ccry out\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first step of faith in affirming that \u201cGod\u2019s got this!\u201d is to cry out to God<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The admonition not to fear is found in the Bible more than 80 times! Often we find it\u2019s the first response of an angel when he encounters a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No doubt Moses did a quick \u201ccry out\u201d to God when confronted by the Hebrews, for he had a word from the Lord that is encouragement for us today when our backs are against the wall: \u201cFear not\u201d (Exodus 14:13a<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n How could they\u2014and how can we\u2014turn fear to faith? How can we find hope in hard times? One way is to remember where we came from. If only the Hebrews had looked back upon the miraculous way that God freed them from slavery. If only we can focus our attention on God\u2019s miraculous rescue of us when, by the blood of our Passover Lamb Jesus, we were saved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n When your back is up against a wall, the second step of faith in affirming that \u201cGod\u2019s got this!” is to “fear not”!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Excerpt from the YouVersion Bible reading plan, \u201cGod\u2019s Got This\u201d<\/a> by Dean Ridings for The Navigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download a print-friendly PDF of our Finding Hope in Hard Times tool to pass along. Navigator Disciplemaking Tools<\/a> are designed for sharing with your Bible study, church group, and those you are discipling.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCRY OUT.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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