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“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” --Exodus 14:14 There’s an amazing military story that’s told about the epic Battle of Waterloo fought in 1815. Maybe you recall from world history that the French Emperor Napoleon was intent upon conquering the world and seemed unstoppable.   At the time of this critical battle, all that stood between Napoleon’s quest for world domination and the defeat of the British Empire was England’s Duke of Wellington and the Anglo-Allied armies. But given Napoleon’s momentum, hope was bleak. The only communication tool to relay the battle details were signals in the sky projected by ships at sea. And when those first signals appeared overhead, a wave of horror washed over those awaiting news.  The signals read: “Wellington defeated.” All hope seemed lost; grown men wept openly. But then people slowly began to notice more words appearing from behind some moving clouds. And when the whole could be seen, it said: “Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.” Now listen, when Jesus died on the cross everyone thought he was history, too. But on that glorious third day our Lord and Savior Jesus arose from the grave. And the rest of the story could be told: Jesus defeated death at the cross! Even if you face impossible odds, never give up. With Jesus you cannot be defeated. The victory is sure! The one who conquered death will make a way for you. YOU ARE NOT DEFEATED. THE VICTORY IS SURE!

Be Still

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.”
Psalm 46:8–11

There is not a great deal of description in the Bible of the emotional state of the Israelites as they left Egypt the night of the first Passover. The final plague, the death of the firstborn of Egypt, had convinced Pharaoh to let them go. After four hundred years, they would be going to the land God had promised Abraham. There must have been enormous elation and gratitude in their hearts. Yet in just a few hours all of that was gone. They faced what seemed to be certain destruction, trapped between the Red Sea and the pursuing Egyptian army.
In that moment, they received one of the most difficult instructions from God—to do nothing. “And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever” (Exodus 14:13).
There are certainly times when our action is required, and God does not do for us what He has enabled and equipped us to do for ourselves. But there are also times when we must be patient and wait for God to work. Our understanding of both the present and the future is necessarily limited, but God’s is not. He knows full well what we will face, and what the outcome of His plan for our lives will be.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Do not miss seeing God’s power displayed because you insisted on taking matters into your own hands.