Faith Steps
Ex 14:10-16
And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. 11 Then they said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying,
'Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness."
13 And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid.
Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.
14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
And the Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me?
Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it.
And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
Israel was standing between their past and their future
They were afraid – because the future was unknown & uncertain
As bad as the past was, it was known – it wasn’t uncertain
12 “Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness."
How many of you are letting Fear keep you in a bad situation?
13 Don’t be afraid – This is not just about feelings or emotions
Do not show respect
13 “Stand still” doesn’t mean don’t do anything
Yatsab: Take a firm stand; confront
14 “Hold your peace”
Charash: Be deaf, mute, silent
15 “Tell the children of Israel to go forward.”
The Lord said this before He told Moses to lift up his rod & divide the sea
To get to the future, your promise, your dream – you have to Move Forward
***Show “River” slide
The problem w/ moving forward was all of that water in front of them
Yes, there is something on the other side
I can’t do that – I’m afraid of water
That can’t be God
Maybe I need to wait
Isn’t the Lord supposed to make a way first?
No, You have to take the first STEP
If it’s the Lord, the conditions would be more favorable
“See the salvation of the Lord”
If you want God to save you, you have to believe Him – Faith
Function in 2 Dimensions – in “the heavens and in the earth”
To experience Success
You must have the FAITH to take steps BEFORE the water divides
Some were walking in water before anything happened
Keep going forward!
What if they had waited for the waters to divide before walking?
They would have died in that spot – died in their past
Go ahead and STEP
It involves RISK – FAITH
***Show “Divided Water” slide
Stop waiting on things to happen
What STEPS of FAITH are you going to take when you leave here
To make things happen
Ex 14:10-16
And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. 11 Then they said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying,
'Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness."
13 And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid.
Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.
14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
And the Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me?
Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it.
And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
Israel was standing between their past and their future
They were afraid – because the future was unknown & uncertain
As bad as the past was, it was known – it wasn’t uncertain
12 “Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness."
How many of you are letting Fear will keep you in a bad situation
13 Don’t be afraid – This is not just about feelings or emotions
Do not show respect
13 “Stand still” doesn’t mean don’t do anything
Yatsab: Take a firm stand; confront
14 “Hold your peace”
Charash: Be deaf, mute, silent
15 “Tell the children of Israel to go forward.”
The Lord said this before He told Moses to lift up his rod & divide the sea
To get to the future, your promise, your dream – you have to Move Forward
The problem w/ moving forward was all of that water in front of them
Yes, there is something on the other side
I can’t do that – I’m afraid of water
That can’t be God
Maybe I need to wait
Isn’t the Lord supposed to make a way first?
No, You have to take the first STEP
If it’s the Lord, the conditions would be more favorable
“See the salvation of the Lord”
If you want God to save you, you have to believe Him – Faith
Function in 2 Dimensions – in “the heavens and in the earth”
To experience Success
You must have the FAITH to take steps BEFORE the water divides
Some were walking in water before anything happened
Keep going forward!
What if they had waited for the waters to divide before walking?
They would have died in that spot – died in their past
Go ahead and STEP
It involves RISK – FAITH
Stop waiting on things to happen
What STEPS of FAITH are you going to take when you leave here
To make things happen