Exodus 14:5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!”
Change can be incredibly difficult. What jumps out at me about today’s scripture is in verse 5, the question, “What have we done?” I know that feeling of doubt and regret, that feeling of “What was I thinking? Why did I change what I know?” In today’s scripture, Pharaoh is feeling it, but in tomorrow’s scripture, it’s the Israelites who are doubting.
Exodus 14:6 So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him.
I also know that once you push through the new and uncomfortable and different, once you work out the kinks of the changed situation, the change can be beautiful, especially if you are where God has led you (though, trust me, I know enough by now to know that God can use us–and use us well and for our good and His glory–where ever we land if we let him!)
Exodus 14:7 He took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
Precious Savior, Change is hard. Thank You that You are with us even in the midst of it. Thank You that You are with us in the changes that You lead and inspire and in the changes that we boldly (or rashly) charge into on our own. Thank You that You can use us to shine Your light and be Your hands and feet always. Amen.
Exodus 14:8 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly.
Have a blessed day.