Stand Still

Sitting on the bleachers at a high school basketball game....I began to think of a devotion that I had just read. In Exodus 14............The Lord was about to perform an awesome miracle for the children of Israel. Moses was taking them down to the Red Sea to escape the Egyptians. In verse 13 Moses said, "Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day; ye shall see them again no more for ever. Verse 14, "The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace." We know how the story goes....Moses led the children of Israel across on dry land, and then God let the waters roll back, drowning the Egyptians.....the chilren of Israel were out of bondage!

Okay, now you are asking..........how does a basketball game work into this story? Well....you see, we were at another school's gym....and one of our players couldn't seem to keep her feet still.....and each time she was called for traveling.....the announcer took great pride in LOUDLY announcing in that 'announcers' voice...."TOOOOO MANY STTEEEPPPSSSS!!!" Talk about annoying, lol! I remember in my days of cheering my team on, we would gladly chant, "You walked, you walked...you traveled and got caught!!" Anyway, this poor kid was getting down on herself. After about the third time being called for traveling.......the coach yelled, "STAND STILL!"

You could see that she finally seemed to catch on to the coach's advise, because she planted those feet when the ball was in her hands, she either carefully pivoted....or she solidly passed the ball. She could've kept on doing what she had been, and no doubt would've been put on the bench. She wouldn't have been able to be a part of the team, and in a game that ultimately ended in a sweet victory for our team!

Same with the children of Israel.........if they hadn't stood still and saw the salvation of the Lord, if they hadn't held their peace and let the Lord fight for them.........what a mess they would've been in! What wonderful words Moses spoke...Stand Still! How many times do we think we know what is best in a situation we are in? If we try to do it on our own....what a mess we end up in...but, if we Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, let Him fight for us, and hold our peace.....oh what a victorious, sweet ending!!

Our precious little player, that, for a while, kept driving us crazy by causing that announcer to keep yelling, 'Tooo many steps!", was humble and listened to her coach, and because of that, gained a victorious result!

The next time you are faced with the Red Sea in front of you, and the Egyptian army coming down on you from behind..............Stand Still!!!! 'The Lord SHALL fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'.............and in the basketball player's case........you won't have to hear those obnoxious words, "TOOOO MANY STEPS!" LOL