Exodus 15:6-10 "Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters."
As Moses and the children of Israel continue their song of deliverance, we see again the expression that the LORD “is become.” This does not indicate that He has changed or that He is now something He was not before. Rather, this speaks to their experience with the LORD. He had always been glorious in power, but they saw this in a way they had never seen it before.
In this portion of the song, they also acknowledge something we overlook. When enemies rise up against us, it is not really us they are opposing. They are rising up against God, and that is a battle they cannot win. Romans 8:33 expresses this sentiment when Paul asks, “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect?” Our justification is in Jesus Christ, and that is the only justification that God finds acceptable.
This song tells us that God’s destruction of Pharaoh’s host was as easy as breathing for Him. He caused the waters to gather together with “a blast of Thy nostrils.” The great deliverances we may see in our lives are not hard for God (Jeremiah 32:27). He commands and it stands fast.
God is always greater than the plans of our adversaries. There is no destruction they can work in His presence. He is able to turn their every design back upon them. May we rejoice today in the deliverance that God works in our lives.