Friday, March 03, 2006

 

The Song of Moses




By Ramone - March 2, 2006

"He saved them from the hand of the foe;
from the hand of the enemy He redeemed them.
The waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them survived."
- Psalm 106:10-11

It suddenly occurred to me one day that when Moses & Israel crossed the Red Sea, it was a picture of what Christ has done for us on the Cross. It's very basic, but somehow I'd never really understood that!

The Israelites had just been miraculously delivered by God from Egypt, which was for them the land of slavery, when they found themselves trapped against the Red Sea with the angry Egyptians at their heels -- hoping to re-enslave them again. They freaked out, but God had brought them this way. He then parted the Red Sea and led the Israelites through on dry ground. The Egyptians tried to follow but got stuck, and the waters closed in over them.

When we come to God, He delivers us from many things, but soon after we find ourselves trapped again and feel just like the Israelites -- old bondage trying to reclaim us and an impossible way before us. But God has brought us this way and asks us to look up to Him, and He will show us what He has done for us.

In the Cross He has made a way through what was impossible for us to escape from. He has drowned all our sins (all our personal 'ancient Egyptians') in the ocean of His love.

"Who is a God like You,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of His inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.
You will again have compassion on us;
You will tread our sins underfoot
and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea."
- Micah 7:18-19

"I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return to me, for I have redeemed you."
- Isaiah 44:22

"As far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
- Psalm 103:12

It's very discouraging when the old bondages and things you were slave to seem always be chasing you down, wanting to re-capture you and re-enslave you. Often we feel cornered by them, just like the Israelites felt trapped when they came to the sea, but God makes a way right through the very thing that seemed impossible to go through!

As we behold the Cross, we see that He has drowned these at the bottom of the sea of His love. It's that "aaah" feeling of coming up out of His deliverance and being able to do nothing more than raise your arms and praise Him, "Thank You, God, I praise You."

The name comes from the Song of Moses* in Exodus 15.

"The enemy boasted,
'I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.'

But You blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.

Who among the gods is like You, O LORD?
Who is like You—
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
You stretched out your right hand
and the earth swallowed them.

In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling."

Remember this when your enemy boasts that he will come and re-enslave you. Remember when the way seems blocked. He has washed away our sins in the depths of the sea. He has washed away our tormenters, our slavery, our old sins & snares which want to chase us down & keep us in captivity. He has drowned them, and He is leading us in His strength, He is guiding us home, and He will take us all the way.

"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; He took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."
- Colossians 2:13-15

"I'll never know how much it cost
to see my sin upon that Cross."

Thank You, Jesus. Sometimes right after You free me from a bondage, I feel like I'm in an endless desert, lost. And my enemies come at me seeming stronger than before, aiming to re-possess me because I'm lost and trapped. But Lord! You led me and take me through what seems like lost, desert country, but You still guide me, even into a position where my enemies surround me. This You do because You are going to utterly destroy them and put an everlasting smile on my face, and all in all show me Your glory in all things.

* There are three places in Scripture which mention the phrase, "The Song of Moses": Exodus 15, Deuteronomy 32, and Revelation 15 where it is sung with the Song of the Lamb.

# posted by Ramone @ 4:20 PM
Comments:
We went to see Take 6 when they came to Osaka last week, and they sang the song, "Mary" ... when I thought of the meaning of the song, this picture and all it means came to mind:

Oh, Mary don't you weep
Martha, don't you mourn
Oh Mary, don't you weep
Martha, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army drowned in the Red Sea
Oh, Mary, don't you weep
Martha, don't you mourn

If I could, I surely would
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
Pharaoh's army drowned in the Red Sea
Oh, Mary, don't you weep
Martha, don't you mourn

...Oh, Mary, don't you weep
Oh, Mary, don't you weep
Tell Martha not to mourn
# posted by Blogger Ramone : 10/03/2006 10:38 PM
 

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