Exodus 15:1-2 (ESV Strong's)
(The Song of Moses)
Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,
“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Tag: God Triumphs for Us
Israel was delivered from Egypt. But, in that deliverance the Egyptians pursued after Israel, only to be destroyed by drowning in the Red Sea. God lured them into the sea but allowing their anger to get the best of them. God then destroyed them in front of the nation of Israel. Imagine that scene. Note what they saw:
Exodus 14:31 (ESV Strong's)
Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
Seeing the great power of the Lord ought to make us break out in song. That is exactly what Moses did. Remember, this is the same Moses, who earlier to God he could not speak. Suddenly, after seeing the power of God, He supernaturally breaks out in song before God. The above lines are from that song. When we see the deliverance of God in our lives and recognize His power, we ought to breakout in praise for Him. Nothing els should matter to us. God has triumph over the greatest enemy of all: Sin (and her fruit, Death). We ought to like Moses sing how great God is and wonderful His salvation toward us. Instead, like the nation of Israel we start to complain about our conditions. Moses breaks out in song in chapter 15 and in chapter 16 Israel complains. Songs seem to be great on Sunday, but Monday morning we are upset that we are not as comfortable as we want. Mankind has not changed since the days of Israel at the story of the Red Sea. God delivers and we all complain. None of us is exempt to this fact. We have to remember the songs and constantly fight the desire to complain. God is our deliverer.
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