Exodus 15:14-18 "The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. The LORD shall reign for ever and ever."
The children of Israel had just witnessed again the mighty hand of God. They had seen the LORD work directly in their deliverance. He had been faithful to His word. A deep sense of rejoicing while looking to the future boosted their spirits.
Their minds turned to the promise that God had made to Abraham to give unto them the land of Canaan. Now that they were free from the Egyptians, their hope was kindled that they would indeed be given this land. Surely the fear of the LORD would hold the inhabitants of Canaan at bay. They were certain that the LORD would bring them into the land of Canaan just as He had brought them out of the land of Egypt.
As we continue to study about this journey, we will discover that God’s people are prone to forget His might the first time that trouble touches their lives. Not much has changed since their day. We are ready to rejoice and proclaim the wonder of God when things are well with us. But it takes little persecution for us to begin to murmur and complain.
My we be blessed to remember today that the LORD reigns for ever and ever. When things are well with us, the LORD reigns. When things in our lives are going off the rails, the LORD reigns. Every promise that He keeps in our lives assures us that He will keep all His promises: not one of them shall fail.