Trials in the Wilderness
Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness?” Exodus 14:11
The Children of Israel witnessed the mighty hand of God as He visited Egypt with ten plagues. No one had seen such calamities before or since. Certainly, God gave proof of His power but also of His love as He spared His people from the worst of the plagues.
Yet soon after they left Egypt, they were caught between Pharaoh's army on one side and the Red Sea on the other. They despaired. They did so with anger and even sarcasm. They forgot the power of God that they had so recently witnessed. Moses responded by telling them, “The Lord shall fight for you.” (Exodus 14:14) And He did. He opened the Red Sea for the Israelites and closed it on Pharaoh’s army.
Christians face an enemy even more fierce than Pharaoh. Satan is crafty and destructive, intent on your destruction. Remember that the Lord will fight for you. You are a child of God through faith in Jesus who defeated sin, death, and the devil on the cross. Satan wants you to be afraid and despair. Be confident in Christ.
And by His footsteps led, My path I safely tread.
In spite of ills that threaten may, I walk with Jesus all the way.
The Lutheran Hymnal 413:5