Today, another ‘why’ question is answered: why would God harden Pharaoh’s heart? Twice in the first chapter, God repeats His reason; so the He would be glorified by means of Pharaoh. I suspect God enjoys a little irony and this just makes me love Him that much more. Talk about proving Himself. He uses a great enemy to display His name. I must also point out a beautiful verse; Exodus 14:14. There may have been some exasperation in Moses’ voice since it’s stated on the heels of Israel’s whining. However, listen to this: “The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet.” I honestly think that we as women are just a whole lot like the Israelites. What do we do when things seem to be going wrong? Our spirit and emotions get all worked up. Talk about turmoil in our hearts. We become panicked basket-cases! God just sent all these plagues, they are out of slavery, yet are already worked up into a tizzy. I guess they thought things would go perfectly smooth. And if we are honest, we are the same way. What we see here is the epitome of what I like to call circumstance based faith; trust in God when all is good and doubt when things aren’t so good. Go back one verse to 14:13. I wonder what kind of faith we would display and carry if we would just be still and be quiet? I don’t mean physically or verbally. I mean within our spirit and mind. Just be quiet. “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord’s salvation He will provide for you today…” He is our God and Savior every day. He did not just come to rescue us from an eternity separated from Him. We live our lives as if we check in at salvation, check back out and then check back in again at death. He is not just Savior, He is Lord. And He is crying out to us, “just let Me fight for you.” “Just stop it. Stop trying to figure it out. Stop trying to manipulate things to be the way you want. Stop. And start trusting that just as I have been faithful to you in the past, I will continue to be faithful.” Israel was His people and He would not abandon them. You are His and He will not abandon you. May we stop allowing life to determine the faith we hold in our God.
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