"The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he
pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly." Exodus 14:8
Overprotective parents do their children a great injustice. The caterpillar
that lies inside the cocoon will never become the beautiful butterfly if
someone cuts open the cocoon prematurely. It is the struggle itself that allows
the butterfly to emerge as a strong, new creature of nature.
God understands how necessary this process is. That is why we are allowed to
experience difficult, often life-changing events. He even orchestrates them-all
for our benefit. What the Israelites thought was a cruel joke when Pharaoh sent
troops to pursue them after they had been freed and penned against the shore of
the Red Sea became the stage for the most publicized miracle of all time-the
parting of the Red Sea. Generation after generation has heard this incredible
story of deliverance. God puts us against the "Red Seas" in order to show His
power in and through us. If we do not know God can deliver, then we can never
learn to trust Him. Circumstances that go beyond our capabilities of solving
them place us at God's complete mercy. This is how He likes it.
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