Between a Rock and the Red Sea

Ever stood at a dead end with pressure closing in and no good options left? We open Exodus 14 and sit with Israel at the shoreline—mountains boxing them in, Pharaoh behind them, and the Red Sea ahead—then listen for what God actually says next. The twist surprises many of us: after Moses declares “stand still,” God responds, “Why are you crying to me? Go forward.” That single command reframes fear, prayer, and action. It’s not anti-faith to move; sometimes it’s the most faithful thing you can do.

We retrace the ten plagues as more than judgments on Egypt; they are lessons for Israel and for us about who Yahweh is: supreme over rival gods, promise keeper when odds collapse, and light that travels into our tunnels. Memory becomes the engine of courage. When the present feels bigger than God, it’s often amnesia, not analysis, running the show. So we practice remembering—blood on doorposts, darkness with borders, deliverance by a mighty hand—until today’s sea looks small beside yesterday’s rescue.

From there we press into everyday Red Seas: choosing the hard conversation, pursuing healing, leaving harmful comfort, trusting provision when numbers don’t add up. Forward may look like three shaky steps before the water parts, but obedience is the place where the path appears. Along the way we draw strength from the stories of David, Peter, Daniel, and the three in the fire, not as legends to admire but as templates of theology in motion. The goal isn’t heroic optics; it’s that people “will know that I am the Lord.”

If you’re cornered by deadlines, diagnoses, or doubt, this conversation offers a clear, faith-filled next move: remember, trust, and walk. Subscribe for more grounded, Scripture-rich teaching, share this with someone standing at their own shoreline, and leave a review to tell us where you sense God saying, “Go forward.”