Moments With God

Exodus 15:1-21 May our hearts always be thankful and full of praise for all the Lord had done for us. In Exodus 15:1-21 we read about Moses and the Israelites singing a song of praise to God for the Lord's great deliverance and protection of them. The Lord God had freed His Old Testament people, the Israelites, from slavery. The Lord God had also miraculously provided a way for the Israelites to cross the Red Sea on dry ground. The Lord had further drowned the Egyptians in the Red Sea when they tried to pursue God's people to harm them. As a consequence the Israelite people's hearts were full of praise for the Lord. In the next several paragraphs this devotional writer is going to take great liberty in paraphrasing and applying to her own life Exodus 15, the Israelite people's song of praise for their deliverance. I will sing praise to the Lord with my whole heart and soul for His love for me is great. I will sing praise to Him for the Lord is highly exalted and worthy of praise. He is glorious in His might. As the Lord protected God's Old Testament people, so the Lord protects me today. The Lord is my strength, my song, my joy, and my salvation. Therefore I will trust Him in all things, and I will not let fear overcome me. I will cast my fears and anxieties on the Lord, and let Him deal with them. The Lord is my God, my Lord, and my Savior; and I will praise and exalt Him. The Lord God is also a warrior who is always protecting me and fighting for me. He alone is the One who goes ahead of me along life's path and brings victory to my life. In the Lord I "go from strength to strength," as I face the obstacles and trials of life and until I appear before my God in Glory some day. (Psalm 84:7) As the Lord protected the Israelites of old, He also protects and strengthens me. The Lord's hand is majestic and awesome in its power. His right hand protects me and removes the obstacles from my path through life. God is soverign, and His purposes will stand. The arrogant who reject God are "on slippery ground" and will come to ruin someday. (Psalm 73:18) God will always protect me and all of His children, however, in spite of the trials we face in this life. There is no other god than the Lord God Almighty. The Lord is majestic in His faithfulness and righteousness. He is awesome in His glory, because of His wonderous work in the world and in my life. The Lord has brought me through months of cancer treatment, and He gives me strength daily as I deal with my husband's medically incurable neurological condition. The Lord forgives me when I fail and become impatient, and He has answered many of my prayers. In His unfailing love the Lord will continue to lead me and all His people whom He loves and has redeemed. In the Lord's strength alone I will be able to persevere in this life, and He will guide me step by step through this life to His holy dwelling and my inheritance through Jesus Christ in heaven. The Holy Spirit in my heart is a deposit guaranteeing this glorious future inheritance that I have in Jesus Christ. (Ephesians1:13b-14) Praise God that the Lord reigns forever, and praise Him that I am His child forever. May I always praise God because of what He Has done for me. May I always praise Him for His glory, majesty, and for all He is in His being.