Faith in God

The Holy Bible brings to us an inspiring incidence from the life of Moses. The Lord instructed Moses to lead his people and leave Egypt. Not knowing the way ahead, but with firm faith in the Lord, Moses left with his people. The Lord gave him a pillar of cloud to follow in the daytime. However, when night approached, there was again no clarity as to which direction to follow. Times were tough and directions were unclear. But, still faith was clear and firm. Responding to the steadfast faith of his disciple, the Lord then gave them a pillar of fire to follow. Moses again traced the route as directed by the Lord. However, more tests awaited him. Following the path as shown by the Lord, all of a sudden, Moses along with his people landed in a situation where there were deep waters of the Red Sea ahead and Pharaoh’s army behind, marching to kill them! In such a state of affairs, it is easy for a person’s faith to suffer from shakiness and it may even collapse. But Moses had firm foundations of total faith and surrender in the feet of the God. Moses waited for the Lord’s guidance while his people cried out, “Moses! Did you bring us to face this kind of fate?” But, Moses’ confident reply was, “Don’t be afraid! Stand firm. Have faith in God. He has guided us till now and will definitely guide us further. In His guidance alone is our well being.”

            And, the disciple’s firm faith in the Lord was again rewarded. With the inspiration from the Lord, Moses reached his hand out over the Red Sea. And, lo! To everyone’s surprise, God pushed the waters aside and the sea got divided into two halves by the mighty wind. Huge walls of water stood on their sides and everyone walked through the parted sea. Each step they took did not drown them; instead it made them land upon a dry ground. The whole night they walked. With every step, they became more and more surprised to see how the Lord’s grace was saving them; while, with every step, Moses’ faith in the Lord also jumped leaps and bounds and touched great heights. The Pharaoh’s army, on the other hand, got drowned into the sea with their chariots crushed into pieces. Meanwhile, God again instructed Moses to reach his hand over the sea. Moses obeyed the Lord’s command and the parted sea merged again.