Our Red Sea Moment Is Upon Us
The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon. As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord…. Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.” Exodus 14:8-10, 13-18 (New International Version, NIV)
Last week, when the election results came in, I was thinking about what had happened. Things had not played out the way I and many other Christians had expected. But, almost immediately, God brought the Red Sea account to my mind. I was disappointed, but only momentarily as I remembered what God did for the Israelites. I know He will do the same for us.
The Israelites had left Egypt with boldness, carrying the Egyptians’ wealth with them. They were experiencing their first taste of freedom in hundreds of years. However, when they saw the Egyptians coming after them and trapping them at the Red Sea, they felt that their dreams of freedom were being destroyed. Many believers have been feeling this way since the midterm elections last week. But, what looked like the end of the Israelites’ dreams turned into a nightmare for Pharaoh and his army.
The people of Israel were not brought to the Red Sea by accident. God was going to radically deliver them and get the glory for it. They were trapped, but God opened a path through the sea. He made a way where there seemed to be no way. The very obstacle standing in their way became their escape route. And it became the end of the road for the enemy.
Moses stretched forth his rod as God directed. We voted as God directed. God worked a miracle for Moses, and He is working one right now. We can’t expect an election or a political party to set us free from the globalists and the deep state operatives that have entrenched themselves itself in places of power for decades upon decades. People have to come to the realization that only God can provide this level of lasting deliverance. As the results came in last week, conservatives and many Christians began to fear. However, we must resist fear and press into God, the One who will part the waters for us. This is when faith is tested. This is when we must trust God more than ever.
In the days since the election, I have heard many other Christians state the same thing that God showed me. We are indeed in a Red Sea moment. God will surely come through and deliver us. It will not look the way we thought. It will be unusual. It will be unprecedented. It will be miraculous and supernatural. It will be eye-opening and awe-inspiring. It will be God.
