Exodus 14:15 And the Lord said to Moses,"Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
The children of Israel had fled from Egypt and their slave drivers, but they were being pursued and now they're trapped, or so they think. "What are we going to do!" they cry.
We've probably all been there at some point. We've launched out in faith, stepped out into the unknown and followed the Lord's direction, then the enemy has come after us and we're feeling trapped by circumstances. We want to know where we go from here. What do we do now and we even cry out to God. Interestingly, we don't read of God patting them gently on the back and saying "There, there, don't worry, just you sit and have a good moan about it all!"
No we read "Tell them to go forward!" In other words, whatever the original instruction was, whatever the original vision was that He gave you, keep believing for that, keep moving towards that in faith regardless of the obstacles. Don't stand still and don't go backwards! Keep moving towards the vision. Maybe it was for a new direction, or for spiritual growth or for greater health or finances. Whatever it is, God is telling you to not sit down and give up, but get up and carry on towards your goal. He'll do His bit if we'll do our bit. You can only direct a moving vehicle, it can't be directed if it's sat in the garage with the engine off. Turn your engine back on, get your bible out, spend time listening to God, get under the anointed Word of God.
Jeremiah 7:24 But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backwards instead of forward.
We don't want to be like those Israelites! So what do we do? It's a known fact that if you don't move forward, especially spiritually, you tend to lose ground just through inactivity. The Apostle Paul encourages us in Philippians 3:13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.
God says there is something ahead that is worth looking and going forward to, but we wont reach it if we go backwards or keep doing the same thing if we want a different result! If we stay where we are we're not moving forward!
"Forget the past" is a strong word! The past is a finished work and it's what's coming that God is excited about for each of us.
'Go forward' is a faith instruction, and it's a faith reaction God is looking for in us. God has promised to lead and direct us and as long as we don't sit down and have a pity party He'll get us to where He wants us to be. Keep believing, keep moving forward! Amen.
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