Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen. You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Psalm 70:19-20
When I read the story of Moses in the pages of Scripture, I am amazed at his fortitude in leading a multitude of people through the desert for FORTY years. As much as I love my kids – I cannot imagine forty years in the desert with them! God drew Moses out of many difficult circumstances and he, in turn, helped draw countless out of bondage.
When the Lord draws us out of something, it’s to bring us into something. As we see in the Scripture above – it’s His power that draws us out – but He often uses people to lead us through to the other side.
God used Moses to bring His people out of Egypt and out of bondage. Moses was rescued many times himself: by the Hebrew midwives, by his parents, by his sister, by Pharaoh’s daughter, and by the Lord. Pharaoh had ordered all baby boys to be killed, but the Hebrew midwives feared the Lord more than man and let the boys live (Exodus 1:17). Moses’ parents saw that he was no ordinary child and devised a plan to save him (Hebrews 11:23). They placed him in a basket and into the Nile River. (Can you even imagine?) His sister Miriam stayed close to see what would happen to him and saw Pharaoh’s daughter draw him out of the water. The name she gave Moses was an Egyptian name meaning “son of” which sounds like “draw out” in Hebrew.
She named him Moses, saying “I drew him out of the water”.
Exodus 2:10
The one drawn out was used to draw God’s people out. Out of bondage, out of Egypt, and into the Promised Land. Jesus is still in the business of drawing people out of bondage and into freedom, and He still uses His people to help draw others out as well.
- Out of the darkness and into His light.
- Out of captivity and into freedom.
- Out of sin and into forgiveness.
- Out of confusion and into identity.
- Out of depression and into joy.
- Out of lies and into truth.
- Out of fear and into courage.
- Out of control and into trust.
- Out of aimlessness and into purpose.
- Out of shame and into honor
- Out of ashes and into beauty.
You’re never too far gone for the Lord to show you a way out.
Nothing is too insurmountable for the Lord to make a path through.
And as we choose to take those brave steps through, there is an entering in.
“He reached down from on high and took hold of me. He drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.”
2 Samuel 22:17-20
Remembering what the Lord has done is vital in maintaining freedom. Forgetfulness was a problem the Israelites had even after witnessing countless miracles, including the parting of the Red Sea. While in the predicament of going through the desert, they remembered the rich food of Egypt but forgot the bondage of Egypt. Once in the freedom of the Promised Land, the Israelites forgot the miracles surrounding their deliverance. They began to rely on their own strength and soon adopted the customs of the nations around them, entering into a different form of bondage.
When storms of life or temptation come, remember what the Lord has done for you before. Know that He is with you right now. Place your hope in Jesus – in His continued presence to do mighty things for you – no matter how impossible it may look.
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers.
2 Corinthians 1:10-11
By His power, the Lord delivers and by our prayers, we help others. How about you? What has the Lord drawn you out of? Are you willing to help deliver others by your prayers?
