Hebrews 11:29 “By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.”
The above quoted passage of scripture is another example of how acting without faith never ends well. In the context of this passage the Holy Spirit teaches us that when the children of Israel passed through the Red Sea they could do so because they acted in faith, thus releasing God’s power to split the Red Sea for them. Their Egyptian pursuers’ on the other hand entered the same Red Sea, not by faith however but rather because they attempted to do the same thing that they witnessed the Israelites doing. The result for the Egyptians was catastrophic, because the moment the last Israelite reached the other side of the Red Sea God’s power was withdrawn and the Red Sea came crashing down on them and drowned every single one of them. We need to recognise from this example that we cannot observe one believer operating in God’s power by faith and simply assume that we can do the same thing. It is only faith that releases God’s power not trying to copy what others are doing. In other words, acting on God’s word without being fully convinced in your mind about the reality and truth of His word i.e. faith, will not release the power of God. Such actions are foolishness and can have very serious consequences indeed.
Michael E.B. Maher
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