Joel Osteen Devotional July 9 2021 – Remain at Rest

Exodus 14:14, AMPC

The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest.

God had just delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, and they were traveling toward the Promised Land. But Pharaoh changed his mind. As the Israelites headed into a dead end at the Red Sea, they saw Pharaoh’s army coming after them at full force. They had nowhere to go. It looked as though they would certainly be recaptured or killed. They began to panic and cried out, “Moses, why did you bring us out here to die?” Moses told the people to not be afraid, for the Lord would fight for them if they held their peace and remained at rest.

Notice there’s a condition. If you remain at rest, the Creator of the universe will fight for you. If you don’t worry about the medical report, if you don’t get upset over the contract you didn’t get, if you don’t live stressed out over the people who are talking about you, because you’re at rest, God will fight your battles and get you to where you’re supposed to be.

Father, thank You for Your hand of protection upon my life. When I face problems that seem overwhelming, help me learn to hold my peace and remain at rest. I am believing that You will fight my battles and get me to where I’m supposed to be. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.