FEAR NOT: Because God Is
Day 5The Way Through
Scripture
Exodus 14:13–14 · · ESV
In this passage, Moses was the one who said, “Fear not.” Once again, these words were not spoken directly by God, but by one of His messengers. Moses was not asking the Israelites to trust in him. He pointed them to God who had been with them through the plagues of Egypt and had brought them out of slavery.
Fear not.
Stand firm.
See the salvation of the lord.
But if you were an Israelite standing in that crowd, is that what you would have seen?
Look around.
You stand at the edge of the sea.
In the distance, you see the dust rising from Pharaoh’s chariots. They are coming closer.
You look toward the sea. Too deep. Too wide.
You look behind you again.
Pharaoh’s army is approaching.
There is nowhere to go.
You are completely trapped.
Panic is spreading through the crowd.
Voices cry out in fear. The people accuse Moses of bringing them into the wilderness to die.
Parents pull their children close.
And into that moment Moses says:
“See the salvation of the lord…”
They could see the water’s edge. They could see Pharaoh’s army.
They could see everything that told them there was no way forward.
But Moses was pointing them toward the God who would make a way they could not yet imagine.
“The lord will fight for you.”
As night fell, Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove back the sea with a strong east wind, and dry ground appeared. A path. Before the people of Israel could see a path out of trouble, God already knew where the path would be.
That may be what I need to remember when I come to places where I do not know what comes next. When I’ve made every call I know to make. When I cannot fix a relationship. When I cannot undo yesterday.
I need to trust God who already knows the way.
Perhaps “Fear not” does not always mean that I should not feel afraid. Sometimes it means that when every way forward seems closed, I can trust God who is able to make a way. The Israelites could not yet see the path.
But God was there.
FEAR NOT when you do not know the way forward.
BECAUSE GOD IS the One who knows the way through.
Where have you done everything you know to do and still can’t see a way forward?
Prayer
When I do not know the way forward, help me trust You.
When I have done all I know to do, remind me that You are still with me.
Give me courage to stand firm and follow where You lead.
You know the way through.
Amen.
Amelia