Speak unto the children of Israe, that they go forward." (Exod.
Imagine, O child of God, if you can, that triumphal march! The excited children restrained from ejaculations of wonder by the perpetual hush of their parents; the most uncontrollable excitement of the women as they found themselves suddenly saved from a fate worse than death; while the men followed or accompanied them ashamed or confounded that they had ever mistrusted God or murmured against Moses; and as you see those mighty walls of water piled by the outstretched hand of the Eternal, in response to the faith of a single man, learn what God will do for His own.
Dread not any result of implicit obedience to His command; fear not the angry waters which, in their proud insolence, forbid your progress. Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, "the Lord sitteth King for ever.
A storm is only as the outskirts of His robe, the symptom of His advent, the environment of His presence.
Dare to trust Him; dare to follow Him! And discover that the very forces which barred your progress and threatened your life, at His bidding become the materials of which an avenue is made to liberty. --F. B. Meyer.
Have you come to the Red Sea place in your life
Where, in spite of all you can do
There is no way out, there is no way back
There is no other way but through
Then wait on the Lord with a trust serene
Till the night of your fear is gone
He will send the wind, He will heap the floods
When He says to your soul, "Go on.
And His hand will lead you through--clear through
Ere the watery walls roll down
No foe can reach you, no wave can touch
No mightiest sea can drown
The tossing billows may rear their crests
Their foam at your feet may break
But over their bed you shall walk dry shod
In the path that your Lord will make.
In the morning watch, 'neath the lifted cloud
You shall see but the Lord alone
When He leads you on from the place of the sea
To a land that you have not known
And your fears shall pass as your foes have passed
You shall be no more afraid
You shall sing His praise in a better place
A place that His hand has made.
Annie Johnson Flint.