Talk Together
Family conversations with God’s Word.
Has anyone ever saved you from a tough situation? Maybe a friend saved you from stepping in a mud puddle on a rainy day. Or perhaps an adult saved you from a dangerous situation. Can you tell me about what happened?
In the Old Testament, God saved His people from slavery! The Israelites had been trapped for a long time as slaves in a place called Egypt. God spoke to a man named Moses. He told him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and take them to a new home.
Moses obeyed God. He led the Israelites out of Egypt, but there was a big problem. The Egyptians did not want their slaves to leave. Their leader, Pharaoh, commanded his warriors to take their horses and chariots and chase the Israelites.
Eventually, the Egyptians caught up to the Israelites. A large body of water called the Red Sea prevented the Israelites from going any further. Panic gripped the people, but God knew what to do. He told Moses to lift his staff. Moses obeyed, and the sea split into two halves!
It stayed that way long enough for the Israelites to cross. Then God closed the waters on the Egyptians. God saved His people!
The Israelites were so thankful they began to worship God! They praised Him with a song. Let’s read about it in Exodus 15:1-6.
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Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider He has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him, my father's God, and I will exalt Him. The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is His name. “Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea. The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone. Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
What does Moses say he will do in verse two? He says he will praise God! When we praise God, we celebrate Him, and we glorify Him. He is our almighty God. He is the only one Who deserves our praise.
God saved the Israelites in a big way, but guess what? He’s offered to save you in a big way, too. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the penalty for everyone’s sins. When He rose again, He defeated death. Jesus made salvation available to anyone who trusts Him as their Savior.
If you are a Christian, God has saved you from a tough situation. He’s saved you from sin, and He loves you fiercely. Praise God for His gift of salvation!