Lift Up Your Staff
Exodus 15:15-16
The LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to break camp. As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
As soon as the Israelites left the bondage of Egypt, Pharaoh decided he wanted them back and sent an army after them. Caught between the Red Sea and a vicious army on a mission, the Israelites complained to Moses, who assured them God would fight for them. Moses cried out to God on their behalf, but God would work as Moses moved forward. He instructed Moses to lift his staff and stretch out his hand over the sea to divide it. God would work as Moses used what God had given him.
At times, we may find ourselves stuck between a rock and a hard place and crying out to God. When the hard place doesn’t move, we must do what God instructed Moses to do – use what He has given us and trust Him to work a miracle through it. He has equipped each one of us with a gift in which His power can move, and unless we learn to use it in the impossible places, we will never see the power or glory of God.
What rod – gift – has God given you? What difficult place do you face? Lift your gift, and watch God work. His plan is to use you and work through you. Walk forth in faith, and see the salvation of the LORD. Have a blessed day!