Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD.
Reading:

Exodus 14:13-25,30,31

“And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left” (Exodus 14:22).

[Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD (Exodus 14:13)]
from Exodus 14:13

Reading:
Exodus 3:1-15

That’s what Moses said early on in his famous encounter with God:

“And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I” (4).

That seems to me a sensible enough response. Natural, in fact.

God has more to say than “Moses, Moses” — so He says it…and eventually comes to this:

“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt” (10).

Moses has another “sensible enough” response. Alas, what was required was a response based on and triggered by faith, which often can “feel” quite senseless: “Here am I.” Instead, we have this:

“And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?” (11).

I need faith and courage to answer God correctly.

(And that, my friend, is my introduction for you to the next Sunday School lesson.)

[I am the God of thy father (Exodus 3:6)]
from Exodus 3:6