When Crying is Futile
I have read this bible story a few times and as I read it again today the above verse caught my attention. Imagine Moses at the Red Sea panicking, the people are crying and bitterly complaining, and God’s response to Moses is, “why are you crying to me?” Sounds a little bit harsh of a response at a time when everything seemed impossible. “Tell the people to go forward is the next instruction from God.” Almost as if to say, “Moses I have trained and appointed you to lead, so act like a leader.”
“Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.” (Exodus 14:16) I don’t think that God was tired of Moses crying out to him for help. On the contrary, I think what God was saying to Moses was, I promised that I would be with you to help you and to fight with and for you, so why are you now afraid? In fact, I have showed you my power, strength and might and I have also delegated that power to you, so use what you have.
Moses had used the staff before when God transformed it into a serpent in Exodus 4. And again in chapter 7 when Aaron’s staff swallowed up the staff of the Egyptians when they all transformed into serpents. The power was not in the staff but in God who used whatever Moses or Aaron carried to demonstrate who he is.
I believe there are seasons when we pray and cry out earnestly to God. There are other times when God wants us to use what we have to move forward in faith. This requires us to use our God given authority to either allow or disallow anything contrary to the will and purpose of God.
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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September 10, 2020September 10, 2020
