Re: Verse reading–Exodus 14:1-4, 10-31; 15:1-2, 20-21 (day one)
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward!”—14:15.
I sympathize with Moses. He leads and before things get better they almost always get worse. Three days into the “great escape”, the Egyptian army catches up with them. The people panic and blame Moses. Even Moses seems off-balanced. But, as he cries out to God (usually a good thing) He hears an unexpected answer and learns an important lesson. When the way is clear, when the will of God is known, further prayer is just delay. When we know what we should do, doing it is the only godly thing. And calling others to do God’s will is the leader’s job. “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do, and does not do it, to him it is sin.”—James 4:17. Hmmm. . .should I pray about this, or do what I know He wants?
