Walk By Faith

II Corinthians 5:7,For we walk by faith, not by sight:
When the Israelites began their exodus out of Egypt; out of the dominating grips of Pharaoh, they had no idea of the journey that lied ahead. I can imagine that their confidence in God was probably quite shaky, just as it is with ours, when we begin our walk with the Lord. But as they journeyed onward, what they probably did not realize at the time, was that they were walking by faith.
As they walked out of Egypt, they came upon what they thought was a barrier which was the Red Sea. As they approached the shore of the sea, closing in upon them from behind was the Egyptians, due to Pharaoh's hardened heart as he changed his mind about the Israelites freedom.
It was now decision making time.” Do we go back to Egypt under Pharaoh's bondage or do we trust in God to provide a way of escape? Since they decided to trust in God, he showed them that he would provide them a way of escape from the Egyptians. With this being a catastrophic storm for them, God also reassured them with peace, patience and confidence in him, during their storm.
As God parted the Red Sea, gigantic walls of water lined a dry pathway completely to the other side. Now this is where their faith had to kick in. They had to trust God to hold back the waters on both sides as they walked to the other side of the Red Sea. As they walked across the dry seabed to the other side, there were probably many that were scared. Many were probably terrified seeing the massive walls of water on both sides of them. But just as God is faithful with his promises, he safely brought all of the Israelites to the other side of the Red Sea, and then folded the waters back in, on top of the Egyptians that were chasing them.
So it is with us today. As we walk along this long journey of life with God, we must walk by faith and not by sight. Looking at the storms of life raging all around us, is not God's plan. We need to look beyond the storms to the other side of peace and safety. Then we can look back from the side of safety and see where the Lord has brought us from. This will increase our faith in God, as we continue to trust him during our current and upcoming storms.
As long as we stay in the ark of safety by continuing our relationship with God, trusting him, we will continue to walk by faith and God's word will be quickened in our hearts by his spirit, and we can retain confidence in him, as we walk by faith and not by sight.
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