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Be Still (Unfair Treatment): Fearfulness Pt 2 - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) November 15, 2022

Updated: Dec 4, 2022

On Friday, we discussed how we react to unfair treatment. Today, we continue to look at this subject via God's word in Exodus 14:13-14 - 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. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”


When things go wrong, especially when we feel we're being treated badly (and not it as a result of our doing), it is very easy to start fixing things so we don't come out the loser in the situation.


However, the Lord wants us to fall back and let Him handle things. Unfortunately, it can be very hard for us to "be still" because we live in a world where that isn't normal. Each day is fast-paced and if we miss anything, our to-do list grows. Where, then, is the time to be still? How exactly can we do what prophet Habakkuk said in Habakkuk 3:16 - ... I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us.


The answer is that we each have to address our fearfulness. For it is fear that keeps us from trusting the Lord to do exactly what He said He will do. And in case you've forgotten, He has promised to fight for you.


Sadly, fear is all around us. We turn on the TV and its being fed to you via the news. It's waiting for you at work where everyone's wondering whether the higher-ups plan to let folks go. It's at home when you double-check your doors at night to make sure an intruder doesn't find your property an easy target.


Yet despite this, God wants us to have peace in knowing that the disaster that comes upon the ungodly will not visit His children (Proverbs 3:25). Sure, unpleasant things will happen, but that weapon formed by the enemy to attack our peace, our finances, our health, will not endure against you (Isaiah 54:17). If we would only "be still", then God - the Head of Heaven’s Armies - will do battle on our behalf (Isaiah 49:25). And we'll come out smelling fresh as a rose.


We must each say no to fear so the proverbial 'Egyptians' in our lives - those things seeking to keep us from God's freedom and promises - have no foothold to latch on to. And then, we can "be still" and watch the Lord fight for us.


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