STAND FIRM .... BE STILL

DECEMBER 16, 2025

Exodus 14:13-14

“Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today… The lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

God's People begin the march in Exodus out of Egypt, but they soon found themselves in a crisis: the Red Sea stretched before them, and the Egyptian army pressed in behind. Have you ever felt caught in a moment like that, trapped between obstacles with no clear way forward?

What strikes me is God’s response in that fearful, road‑blocked situation. He tells His people, “I’ve got this. Stand firm. Be still.” Honestly, that is not my natural reaction when I feel cornered. Is it yours? More often, we scramble for solutions, rush into action, and live by the motto, “Don’t just stand there—do something!”

Yet today’s reading insists that the way through is not frantic activity but faithful stillness: “Stand firm … be still.” Why? Because “the Lord will fight for you.”

I’m realizing more and more that I need to practice this posture of standing firm and waiting on the Lord. To trust that God, in His love, grace, and power, will do what He does best, care for His people. Perhaps God is saying to us today, “Don’t just do something—stand there.” And when we do, we become witnesses to His astonishing works.

PSALM 37:7

"Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret . ...."


Isaiah 40:31

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”


Psalm 33:20-22

“Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.


AMEN!