When God Fights Your Battles

Date: Sunday, February 8, 2026

You’re standing at the edge of something impossible. Behind you, the enemy is closing in. In front of you, an uncrossable sea. And God says the most impractical thing: “Stand still.”

That’s where Israel found themselves in Exodus 14, and honestly, it’s where you might be right now. Trapped between yesterday’s chains and tomorrow’s unknown, watching your Pharaoh, whatever enslaves you, bearing down hard. But here’s the catch: God didn’t part the Red Sea because Israel had their act together. They were complaining, terrified, already romanticizing a return to slavery. And God showed up. Big time.

This is the scandalous beauty of how our God operates. He doesn’t wait for you to be brave enough, faith-filled enough, or sorted out enough. He moves because He’s committed to His glory and your freedom, even when you’re contemplating a retreat back to bondage.

The waters that should have drowned them became walls of protection. The path that seemed impossible became the road to liberation. And Pharaoh’s army? Swallowed by the same sea that saved God’s people. This is the pattern of redemption that echoes all the way to the cross: death becomes the doorway to life, the grave becomes the launch pad for resurrection.

But notice this: after God’s deliverance, Israel didn’t stay at the shoreline having worship conferences. They walked through. They moved forward. They trusted the ground God made firm beneath their feet, even when it seemed impossible. God’s invitation to you isn’t just to witness miracles, it’s to walk through them into the new territory He’s secured for you. So get on with it: move forward in the victory of the cross!

Devotional Prompts:

Where in your life are you caught between “Egypt” (old patterns/bondage) and the “Promised Land” (God’s calling), feeling paralyzed by the impossibility in between?
How does the truth that God fights for you, not because you deserve it but because of who He is, change your posture in current battles?
What would it look like practically to “stand still” and watch God work, rather than panic, manipulate, or retreat to familiar dysfunction?
The Red Sea became both salvation for Israel and judgment for Egypt. How does this dual purpose help you understand the cross of Christ?
What’s one area where God is calling you to “move forward” through the path He’s opened, rather than camp out in the memory of yesterday’s miracle?

Prayer: Warrior God, we confess we’re often more comfortable with familiar chains than uncertain freedom. Stand between us and the enemies of our souls, our fears, our compulsions, our despair. Part the seas we cannot cross, fight the battles we cannot win, and give us courage to walk the impossible paths You make firm. Amen.