Yesterday I stated that when God delivered the Israelites out of Egypt, the pursuing Egyptian army was drowned in the sea just after the people of Israel walked across the bottom of the sea on dry land as the Lord held the waters back and allowed them to safely cross over. Today I want us to focus on those last two words: cross over.
Where had the Israelites been? In Egypt. In slavery. In a land filled with the worship of false gods.
Where did God want to take them? To the Promised Land. “A land flowing with milk and honey” (Deuteronomy 26:9, NIV). To freedom.
Getting out of Egypt was impossible for the Israelites, but as the angel told Mary in Luke 1:37, “Nothing is impossible with God.” What the Israelites couldn’t do on their own, God did for them completely on His own.
Like the Israelites, every person born into this world was at one time in a place of slavery. In bondage to sin. Without hope and impossibly lost. But those who heard the Good News of Jesus Christ, repented of their sins and received Him as Lord and Savior crossed over from slavery to freedom just as surely as did those Israelites of old.
In Mark 4:35 Jesus tells His disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side…” (NLT). Folks, this is the same message Jesus speaks to every person on this planet. He desires for us to cross over from slavery to freedom. From spiritual death to spiritual life.
Was it easy for the Israelites to step into that divided sea, seeing those huge walls of water on either side of them? No, it took courage. It took leadership. Someone to step out in faith and lead the others.
How about you? If you’ve crossed over from death to life, it should be your burning passion to show others how to receive this same great freedom. You should be leading others to Jesus.
After all, you are leading others. There isn’t one solitary professing believer – legitimate or otherwise – that isn’t being watched and imitated. What does your life tell others about Jesus? Be certain your words and actions are Christ-honoring and directing others in “the paths of the Lord” (Psalm 25:10, NASB).
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