I Can't Die Here

This powerful message confronts us with a life-altering declaration: 'I will not die here.' Drawing from Exodus 14:9-14, we're transported to that desperate moment when the Israelites found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and Pharaoh's advancing army. But this isn't just ancient history—it's our story too. How many of us are standing in places we never expected to be, not because we've failed, but because the journey took longer than anticipated? The waiting became heavy, and somewhere along the way, we started believing this temporary struggle was permanent. The profound truth revealed here is that spiritual death doesn't usually happen through dramatic rebellion; it happens through stillness in our obedience. We camp out in disappointment, build routines around delay, and dangerously normalize what was only supposed to be temporary. We start calling trouble our home. But God isn't rebuking us—He's repositioning us. The difference between embedded theology (believing God can do it for others based on what we've seen) and descriptive theology (knowing God personally through our own encounters) determines whether we panic or stand still when we can't see His hand moving. Moses knew God's ways, not just His acts, which is why he could command the people to 'stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.' Sometimes standing still isn't being stuck—it's strategic positioning. Movement can actually threaten our progress when God needs us to stop interfering with what He's orchestrating. We're not dying here because our best days are ahead, and the faces we see today—those battles, those struggles, those limitations—we won't see them again forever.