What is the Lesson of the Red Sea Parting?
“Moses holded out his stick, and it splitted up,” says Jessica, age 6. “It was a miracle when Moses put the stick into the big sea,” adds Hillary, 6. Gee, I wonder whether Teddy Roosevelt was thinking of Moses when he said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” Indeed, Moses did go far, but it wasn’t because he depended on his big stick. Forty years before, he had relied on his own strength when he killed an Egyptian who was beating a fellow Jew. But now, when the Lord told him to lift up his rod and stretch out his hand over the Red Sea, he obeyed and trusted in the power of God. Read Exodus 14 for the full account. “If you trust God, he will help you in sticky situations,” says Rachel, 11. Does this include wet situations as well? Sticky or wet, there are times in life when we face impossible circumstances. “Trust in the Lord, even when you are scared,” says Shannon, 11. The Bible tells us the people of Israel were “very afraid” — so much so that they harassed Moses
