Rudyard Kipling, begins a famous poem by saying, “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs . . .” and then concludes, “Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!”
The ability to maintain composure under pressure is a quality highly desirable in leaders, and, as the cynical parody of Kipling’s verse humorously indicates one that is disastrous in fools: “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, you probably don’t understand the situation.”
Moses often found himself in situations where he was surrounded by others who were losing their heads, cool, and likely a great deal more. Whether or not Moses kept his head is of less importance than the challenge of God, “Stand still and see what I will do.” (Exodus 14:13)
We’ll look at what the Lord did when people had their backs to the wall this Sunday at 8:30 & 10:55, at CBC. For those of you too far away to attend, or those otherwise occupied, I encourage you to read Exodus 5 - about 19, and take note of the times when the people were a situation where they could do nothing, and God said "Watch this!" (If you'd like you can order a DVD.)
It is, indeed Something God wants us to Think About.
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