A time to pray. A time to move.

The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. (Exodus 14:15)

In our lives, there are times we face things that are too big for us. And our natural response is to cry out to God, “Help!”

There is, of course, a time for that.

But the time also comes when we must simply trust God and his promises and move forward. To do the things that he has told us to do, believing that ultimately we will see his salvation.

That does not mean we will always see that deliverance here on earth.

Jesus never promised to take all our problems away. There are many people who have suffered and even died for his sake.

But Jesus won the ultimate victory on the cross.

And because of that victory, no matter what sufferings we may go through on this earth, we can be assured that we will eventually see his salvation.

So let us move forward in faith, doing all God has called us to do.

As Paul said,

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (I Corinthians 15:57-58)