A Way to Escape

DEVOTION

HEBREWS

A WAY TO ESCAPE

Heb 11:29

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.

NIV

This event has been seen by many as a story of the acts of Moses rather than the faith of the children of Israel. Maybe this is speaking of the faith of Moses, but it does not specify it was his faith, but the faith of the people. Even though a great miracle was before their eyes, it must have taken a step of faith to believe what they saw, as this was indeed extremely out of the laws of nature, the laws of gravity, and simply against all common sense. Yet in the position of certain doom, when God provided a way to escape, they by faith accepted his provision and walked on dry land, between two walls of raging water. The dry land is not thought about often, but after being under the sea for those many years, surely the land would not be dry. When God provides a way, he does it completely. This is the story we need to see here, the provision of God for us to escape certain doom. Although this is history, and the events descripted are real, it also serves as a picture of Satan and his army on the attack against us, especially when we have just made an attempt to leave his control over our lives. He mounts an attack in an effort to regain control and enslaved us when an even greater persecution, trying his best to make sure we will be destroyed. But God makes a way, when it is the darkest hour, there is light. We need to have faith in God for our escape from certain destruction. The children of Israel could actually see the way of escape, we may not be able to see it with physical eyes, but we can surely see with eyes of faith. God is performing miracles abounding all around us if we can but only look and see in faith. I can attest to the many miracles He has provided throughout the years since I turned and made my escape. All of us can, if we recall. The red sea still looms before us, at times, and the army of Satan is still on the attack, but we must always have faith, that God will provide a way to escape.