SEASON 3: SERIES: FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR, BUT FAITH IS! EPISODE 5: WHEN YOUR DELIVERANCE DOESN’T LOOK LIKE YOU THINK IT SHOULD!

IT IS THE ONLY WAY: YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST IS NECESSARY.
WHEN YOU ACCEPT CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR, YOU RECEIVE THE
HOLY SPIRIT INTO YOUR HEART THAT PRODUCES UNIMAGINABLE CHANGES
AND A UNDESCRIBABLE POWER TO DO THE WORK THAT GOD HAS FOR YOU TO
DO. JUST SAY YES!

INTRODUCTION: SERIES: FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR, BUT FAITH IS!
WHEN YOUR DELIVERANCE DOESN’T LOOK LIKE YOU THINK IT SHOULD!


Exodus 14:13-16


13 But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand
still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see
today will never be seen again. 14 The Lord himself
will fight for you. Just stay calm.”15 Then the Lord said
to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get
moving! 16 Pick up your staff and raise your hand
over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through
the middle of the sea on dry ground.


God does not always work in the way that seems best to us.
Instead of guiding the Israelites along the direct route from
Egypt to the Promised Land, He took them by a longer route to
avoid fighting the Philistines. If God does not lead you along
the shortest path to reach your goal, don’t complain or resist.
Follow Him willingly and trust Him to lead you safely around
unseen obstacles. God can see the end of your journey from the
beginning, and He knows the safest and best route. 


There are times in our lives according to Robert Morgan when we
“HAVE TO LEAVE ROOM FOR GOD”! We have to make up in our minds
before we get to our Red Sea moments to trust God. Yes, we face
so many things in our lives to cause us to be fearful, but guess
what, God has shown us time and time again that He can be trusted
through all of them.  


God’s instructions to Moses: stop praying and start doing. God
said, why do you cry out to me?  Before the people, Moses
was full of faith; but before God, he cried out in desperate
prayer. This was good in a way because Moses had to show
confidence before the Israelites to encourage their faith, but
God is saying, there is a time to pray, and a time to act. It can
actually be against God’s will to stop doing and to only pray in
a particular situation. It’s time for action, Moses could pray on
the way. “There is a time for praying, but there is also a time
to move in faith. (We walk by faith and not by sight). Prayer is
adapted for almost every season, yet not prayer alone, for there
comes, every now and then, a time when even prayer must take a
secondary place. There is something more to be done than to pray.
We must not only ask for God’s help, but sometimes we got move
forward, to make way for God’s help. God said, lift up your rod,
and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the waters so
y'all can cross on dry land. Obedience is always better than
sacrifice.

Just like the word said, God is fighting this battle for you,
Keep Calm! Stop crying, stop, complaining, let go of the anxiety
and make that move. You will never know what is on the other side
of that fear until you come out of by faith. Are you starting to
realize that God is trying to get you to use your faith as a part
of His plan to deliver someone out a situation that is not like
anything they have ever seen?  


SCRIPTURES TO LIVE BY:


PSALM 37:7-8- 7 Be still in the presence of the LORD and
wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their
wicked schemes. 8 Stop being angry!  Turn from your
rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm. 


DEUTERONOMY 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be
afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes
with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”


NEXT WEEK, WE WILL CONTINUE THE SERIES: FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR, BUT
FAITH IS! SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO DO IT AFRAID! Next week read
Esther


Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE
IT!