Author : Carey Kinsolving
"Moses holded out his stick, and it splitted up," says Jessica, age 6. "It was a miracle when Moses put the stick into the big sea," adds Hillary, 6.Gee, I wonder if Teddy Roosevelt was thinking of Moses when he said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."Indeed, Moses did go far, but it wasn't because he depended upon his big stick. Forty years before, he had relied on his own strength when he killed an Egyptian who was beating a fellow Jew. But now, when the Lord told him to lift up his rod and stretch out his hand over the Red Sea, he obeyed and trusted in the power of God. Read Exodus 14 for the full account."If you trust God, he will help you in sticky situations," says Rachel, 11. Does this include wet situations as well? Sticky or wet, there are times in life when we face impossible circumstances."Trust in the Lord even when you are scared," says Shannon, 11. The Bible tells us the people of Israel were "very afraid" -- so much so that they harassed Moses and asked him if he'd brought them into the wilderness to die.Moses told the Israelites to "stand still and watch the salvation of the Lord." Sometimes, the most difficult thing to do is nothing -- not passivity but active faith that stands on tiptoes watching for what God is going to do."It means to me that no false god can overcome the true God," says Michael, 10. The big showdown with the gods of Egypt started with another big stick. This one belonged to Aaron, the brother of Moses. He threw his rod down before Pharaoh, and it became a serpent. Although Egypt's magicians imitated the miracle, they probably didn't count on their snakes being eaten by the snake God made from Aaron's rod.I wonder if Aaron's motto became "Speak softly and carry a big stick that eats other big sticks."The big stick came into play again as Aaron stretched forth his rod over the waters of Egypt and turned them into blood. The Egyptians believed in the Nile River god Hapi. After Aaron stretched forth his rod over the Nile, Hapi became sad, and Pharaoh hardened his heart."The lesson (of the exodus) is if you need the Lord's help, call upon him, and he will help you," says Amber, 11. Throughout the Bible, the people of God are known as those who call on the name of the Lord.For the prophets, Jesus and the New Testament apostles, the physical salvation of Israel at the Red Sea was a picture of spiritual salvation. Israel's prophets constantly appealed to the exodus as the basis for calling the nation to obedience. The yearly Passover feast commemorated the salvation of Israel's first born. The angel of death passed over the houses whose entrances were marked with lamb's blood.John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. And at the last Passover meal when Jesus ate with his disciples, he used the bread and the wine of the Passover feast to symbolize a new covenant based on his sacrifice.The wine, Jesus said, represented his blood, and the bread his body. He was the true Passover lamb to which all the previous sacrificial lambs had pointed. Those who have his blood over the doors of their lives will experience an exodus when death comes knocking.Point to ponder: Jesus is the Passover Lamb of God and the exodus from death.Scripture to remember: "For indeed, Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us" (I Corinthians 5:7).Question to consider: Have you applied the blood of the Lamb to your life by trusting in Jesus alone as your exodus from death?Carey Kinsolving is a syndicated columnist, producer, author, speaker and website developer. To see more material like this, visit http://www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org. The Kids Talk About God website contains free, online content for children and families. See Carey's Kid TV Interviews. Print free lessons from the "Kids Color Me Bible" and make your own book. Let an 11-year-old girl take you on a trip around the world in the Mission Explorers Streaming Video. Print Scripture verses illustrated by child artists. Receive a complimentary, weekly e-mail subscription to our Devotional Bible Lessons.Bible quotations in this Bible lesson are from the New King James Version.Copyright 2006 Carey Kinsolving
Keyword : God,Jesus,children,Bible,lesson,kids,Moses,Red Sea,circumstances,fear,Aaron,Exodus 14,salvation
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