This particular verse is part of a song that Moses sung with his sister Miriam, the one who so enjoyed picking up her tambourine and dancing as she sang praises to the LORD.  In this song, they were remembering how HE led the children of Israel out of captivity and through the midst of the Red Sea & how HE saved them from the thundering Egyptian soldiers of Pharoah’s army.  I am sure (since Moses & Miriam had been present when this amazing feat occurred) they could recall in their minds what the scene looked like when the Israelites stepped into the water and experienced the parting of the sea.  Surely, they trembled as they walked across the dusty, dry seabed.

Then, once across, and only when in faith, Moses lifted the staff high above his head, the LORD caused the water to come crashing back together on top of Pharoah’s chariots and his favored warriors. I truly believe the children of God quaked in their sandals even more.  When we consider the might of our Father God, how he moved the sea with His breath & how He sank that mighty army—we too can only exclaim through music, song, & dancing—

You see, as Christians, we are held at a higher standard—God’s Holy Standard.

That does not mean God loves us more or that God will provide for us more; however, this does mean that God expects more from us because we belong to Him.  We are His!

The Bible is clear (all the time), and when God’s Word reminds us that God expects more from whom much is given, then we (the children of God) should always remember and obediently do Exactly Whatever God Leads Us To Do.

To help us better understand Holy God who sent His only begotten Son to make The Way so that through Him we might be saved, step outside today, close your eyes, and feel the presence of God’s mighty wind blowing against your skin, then ponder the words recorded by the prophet Jeremiah in the Word of God—

“It is He who made the earth by His power,

Who established the world by His wisdom;

And by

His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.

When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;

He makes lightning for the rain,

And brings out the wind from His storehouses.

. . .

The portion of Jacob is not like these;

For the Maker of all is He,

And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;

The LORD of hosts is His name.”

(The Book of Jeremiah 10: 12-13 & 16 NASB)

“Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is His flesh,

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

1. let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
2. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;
3. and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,
4. not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another;

and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”

(The Letter to the Hebrews 10: 19-25)