"And Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today...'" (Exodus 14:13)
Imagine...
The roar of waves crashing before you, the thunder of hooves, the crack of whips, punctuated with Egyptian threats behind you, and the wail of desperate complaints around you...
How did Moses face the Red Sea without caving to the fear that he had brought the people to die in the wilderness? How did he have faith when circumstances mocked his faith and his God?
After two back-to-back seminars, my voice and health caved as we said good-bye to the Kaohsiung children on Friday. Thankfully (providentially), we had a few days off for Chinese New Year. Tomorrow we leave for Hong Kong to conduct the first ever Children's Institute in that city. We currently have 264 children registered and only enough interpreters for perhaps 8 teams... which means possibly 30+ children per team. On Wednesday, we get into the facility at 1:00 to set-up and train, and the seminar begins at 6:00. Somehow, I need to relearn all the songs and verses in Cantonese. I have over 100 late passes that didn't make it into the mail before Chinese New Year. The potential for mayhem and chaos makes it incredibly difficult not to cave in to fear and anxiety.
Somehow Moses managed to detach himself from the circumstances that clamored for his attention. He kept his gaze on the One who would not be limited by waves or chariots or fear of demise. Somehow he realized that desperate situations only provided greater potential for Divine Intervention.
Oh, to see that Divine Intervention this week!
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Soul Lemonade, No. 19
Taipei, Taiwan
Sunday, January 29, 2006
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