Exodus 15:1-2
Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,
"I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father's God, and I will exalt him. English Standard Version (ESV)
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father's God, and I will exalt him. English Standard Version (ESV)
In our worship service this past Sunday we sang the hymn "Be Still My Soul". Whenever I sing it one line always stands out for me, it is the line "be still my soul, the wind and waves still know His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below". The hymn came to both my wife Jean and I at different times in some of the darkest hours of our life. They drew us to Him and now serve as a reminder of His presence.
Our men's Bible study just completed a video series about the Exodus and today's verses were the focal point of the last study. The picture is of Moses and the people of Israel facing the Red Sea which they had just crossed on dry ground but then God caused to swallow up the enemy that had been pursuing them, Pharaoh and his army. This song of triumph on that shore also looked to God's power over the wind and the waves, and the people rejoiced in it.
The song pulls from the New Testament passage in Mark 4, where Jesus had just calmed the storm and the disciples said to one another, "who then is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?". The answer was the same for Moses, the disciples and for God's people of the Old and New Testaments and us today. This, is our God. The One who alone has the power to do these things, for us.
If our souls are troubled this morning in world in a sea of trouble, may we call on Him to calm our seas and at the same time to wipe out those things that would keep us from Him.
He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" Mark 4:40-41 English Standard Version (ESV)
Take a few minutes and perhaps sing a song in your heart or out loud, one like "How Great is Our God", "Our God is an Awesome God" or "Great is Thy Faithfulness" in worship to this God who is "my God".
Blessings,
Mike
Exodus 15:1-8The Message (MSG)
15 1-8 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to God, giving voice together,
I'm singing my heart out to God—what a victory!
He pitched horse and rider into the sea.
God is my strength, God is my song,
and, yes! God is my salvation.
This is the kind of God I have
and I'm telling the world!
This is the God of my father—
I'm spreading the news far and wide!
God is a fighter,
pure God, through and through.
Pharaoh's chariots and army
he dumped in the sea,
The elite of his officers
he drowned in the Red Sea.
Wild ocean waters poured over them;
they sank like a rock in the deep blue sea.
Your strong right hand, God, shimmers with power;
your strong right hand shatters the enemy.
In your mighty majesty
you smash your upstart enemies,
You let loose your hot anger
and burn them to a crisp.
At a blast from your nostrils
the waters piled up;
Tumbling streams dammed up,
wild oceans curdled into a swamp.
He pitched horse and rider into the sea.
God is my strength, God is my song,
and, yes! God is my salvation.
This is the kind of God I have
and I'm telling the world!
This is the God of my father—
I'm spreading the news far and wide!
God is a fighter,
pure God, through and through.
Pharaoh's chariots and army
he dumped in the sea,
The elite of his officers
he drowned in the Red Sea.
Wild ocean waters poured over them;
they sank like a rock in the deep blue sea.
Your strong right hand, God, shimmers with power;
your strong right hand shatters the enemy.
In your mighty majesty
you smash your upstart enemies,
You let loose your hot anger
and burn them to a crisp.
At a blast from your nostrils
the waters piled up;
Tumbling streams dammed up,
wild oceans curdled into a swamp.
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