3. THEIR GREAT DISCOVERY (No Task is Too Great for God – His Strength for Our Weakness)
An yet Paul had said that it was when he was at his weakest that God’s power was channeled most effectively in his life. It is difficult to imagine a situation that would be more threatening than the one Israel faced. Little did she realize that she was about to make a great discovery. No task is too great for God.
Moses responded to the cries and laments of Israel by saying: “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord” (Exodus 14:13). Pharaoh was behind them, the Red Sea was before them, but Israel was about to discover that God makes a way where there is no way. When we are dealing with Him we have touched supernatural resources. An east wind began to blow all night long, and a path was made in the sea.
Israel was about to discover that when God acts He acts in the nick of time. His words to Paul had been: “My grace is sufficient.” Not an overabundance, not too little, but just enough. This is a thought that characterizes God’s actions: “When the fullness of time was come” (Gal. 4:4). God sent forth His Son, Christ Jesus. God acts in our lives at a time when we needed Him to act. This was Israel’s discovery. Now they needed the Red Sea parted. The time had come.
But there was a third discovery. Salvation is not what we do, but it is what God does. These were the words of Moses: “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.” Not what we do, but what He does. No task is too great for Him.
Let me ask you:
· Do you feel like there is no place to go?
· Is your back to the wall?
We don’t have to go anywhere or do anything to experience His presence and His strength. It is there for those who will make the discovery “When I am weak, then am I strong.”
