The Other Side of Greater - Day One

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Day 1: When God Says Move

Scripture: Exodus 14:15 (NIV) - Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.”

Devotional:

Sometimes, we mistake stillness for obedience when God is actually saying move. The children of Israel had prayed for deliverance, and when God sent Moses to lead them out, fear gripped them. The Red Sea was in front of them, Pharaoh was behind them, and in their panic, they cried out. But God didn’t tell them to stay stuck in their fear—He told them to move forward.

How often do we cry out to God, asking Him for a way out, yet hesitate when He actually opens the door? We hesitate because the unknown feels riskier than the bondage we’ve become familiar with. But when God says move, He has already prepared the way. What looks like an impossible sea before you is actually a path waiting for your obedience.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to know every step. But you do have to trust that when God calls you forward, He is already standing on the other side, waiting for you to step into the promise.


Declaration:

I will not allow fear to keep me in a place God has called me out of. I will move forward in faith, knowing God has already made a way.

Prayer:

Father, give me the courage to move when You say move. Break the fear that keeps me stagnant and give me the faith to walk forward, even when I don’t see the full picture. I trust that what You have ahead of me is greater than what I am leaving behind. Amen.

Thought Questions:

  • What area in your life have you been afraid to move forward in?
  • Has God been calling you out of a place of comfort into a place of trust?
  • What Red Sea are you staring at that God has already made a way through?

Gospel Song for the Day: “Moving Forward” – Israel Houghton

 

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