“And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
Nehemiah 4:14
No matter whether it be a conflict, a fight, a war, a hardship, a sickness, a family dispute, a church issue, or even a personal trial. Remember the Lord who is mighty to save and ready to deliver. Let us have confidence (faith) and declare as David: (“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” Ps. 18:2)
Consider our Lord is not short or weak in strength or in power. Consider His mighty works and doings. (“By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.” Ps. 33:6-7) The whole of (Ps. 33) is such a joy and blessing to read and study. David knew who the Almighty was and was able to defeat all his enemies and his fears. David: a man after God’s own heart; humble; kind; merciful; full of faith; knew the ONE who only had to speak to create all things, (“For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.” Ps. 33:9 David, strong in faith: We must endeavor to be the same.
The children of Israel encamped before the Red Sea. The armies of Pharaoh chasing them from behind. The soaring of mountains enclosing them on the right and on the left. The Red Sea being the only way of escape. Man’s thinking would be: How? (“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.” Num. 14;13-16) It was not a marsh or bog the children of Israel marched over upon as some faithless scientists and scholars claim today. It was dry ground in the midst of the Red Sea! Where the waters were a wall to their left and to their right. Those walls of water came down and drowned the armies of the Egyptians and destroyed their chariots of war. The wheels of the chariots being found at the bottom of the Red Sea, even today.
Example after example of the Lord’s omnipotence and of His might throughout His Word. Shall we not take courage and faith? Thy heart is the key. Keep thy heart right with all diligence unto the Lord. Remember the Lord mighty in battle, strong in deliverance, and true in all. (“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” James 4:8) (See I John 1:9-10)