Day 24 What are You Waiting For!

 

1/24/2026

"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Quit praying and get

the people moving! Forward, march! Use your

rod - hold it out over the water - and the sea will open

up a path before you, and all the people of Israel

shall walk through on dry ground!'"

Exodus 14:15-16

 

Reading this passage about the Exodus this morning made me laugh. God has unique ways of doing things, but He wanted Pharaoh to know that He alone is God, so He wanted Moses to get a move on it! God told Moses to lead the people by way of Piha-hiroth between Migdol and the seas, opposite Baal-zephon and to camp along the shore. Then He told Moses that He was going to harden Pharaoh's heart once more, and He said Pharaoh and all his army would be coming after them, believing they were trapped with no where to go. True to His word, things happened as God told Moses, the people panicked, and Moses is standing there with his staff - without a clue. So God moves the cloud behind them to blind the army, while the fire is in front to light the way for the children of Israel. Moses is still standing there, so God tells him, "What are you waiting for? Raise your staff, so I can dry the sea, so you can cross over on dry land!" As I said, He wanted everyone to know, especially Pharaoh, that He alone is God! His message hasn't changed. 

Moses found out all too soon what it was like to lead a mob of whiny discontents across the wilderness. It became much worse when God hardened Pharaoh's heart again, and he, along with all his chariots and men, chased after the children of Israel three days after they left Egypt with most of their riches. I'm sure it was something to behold watching all those people and animals trail off into the night. It was a well-planned and orchestrated event in history. God planned all this since before the foundation of the world, ya know! Just like everything else He did. 

What really troubles me is how slowly man responds to just about everything - Americans are the worst, and, sad to say, professing Christians are slower than the secular people. The people who don't know the LORD tend to listen to wrong influences, but then they don't see enough action from the church, so I guess they think they have to listen to someone. Personally I feel that checking out the source and the facts is the best way to do things, but these things must not be taught in school any longer. No wonder there's so much confusion about obvious matters. I still have to check myself daily to make certain that I am being accurate, rather than cynical about my understanding of things, but it doesn't take long when listening to an uninformed person spout the silliest contrivances ever without bothering to find out if they're right or wrong, much less consult the one book that tells us all we need to know about everything. I don't get it, but I guess I'm just a worn out old fossil, too old to know anything anymore. That's okay. I'm not offended, but I am here should someone want to know the truth. 

I love the story of the Exodus, and the stories that follow, about God's faithfulness in providing for every need they have. But, it is interesting that they are no sooner over one inconvenience, like food and water, when they encounter another, and the grumbling and complaining begins again. In between, after God overly provides for them, they do sing and praise the LORD, but all too soon, here they go again. But seriously, time hasn't changed for the majority of us, as we fall into the same old trap, never happy with what we have, always wanting more and better - faster.

There's always something to learn from everything I read in the Bible. It truly is the best book ever  written, as sales prove. Even hardcore atheists are finding out that's true, plus they are finding the answers to all their previous questions that man couldn't answer for them. I know that each time I read the pages of this ancient Book that I learn something new each time. God blows my mind on every page! But don't take my word for it, pick it up, put your electronics aside, open it up, and see for yourself. It's the best read ever, so what are you waiting for?