The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me?  Tell the people of Israel to go forward, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. (Exodus 14:15,16)

The Tenth Plague brought the ultimate release of the Hebrew slaves from their Egyptian overlords.  It took death itself to convince the Pharaoh that the God of the Hebrews was invincible and above the gods of Egypt and of Pharaoh himself, who was considered a god!

Many of you have not seen this movie,” The Ten Commandments” filmed in 1956. It was a memorable movie for those who have seen it.

The Parting of the Red Sea……..(actually the Sea of Reeds) is perhaps one of the best know miracles recorded in the Torah.  We can just picture the movie version…… when Charlton Heston as Moses, raising his staff and telling the Hebrews…..”Be still and see the power of the Lord!” Who can forget it?

When Moses raised his staff a strong east wind blew, and the sea parted, allowing the Hebrews to walk through on dry land.  When the Egyptian pursuers attempted to follow, the water came crashing down, drowning them in its churning depths. Pharaoh watched in horror as his charioteers drowned before his eyes.

Moses and all Israel sang praises to God when they realized the miracle of the crossing and how God had saved them. The Song of the Sea is written down in Exodus chapter 15. It is too long to quote but verse 2 is especially meaningful. “The Lord is my strength and my song. And He has become my salvation.”

In Psalm 47, the psalmist encourages each of us to “Sing praises to God… sing praises!”  This is more than just picking up our hymnals and singing someone else’s song.  Perhaps we should each create new songs of worship and praise.  It will be ours alone and a gift of our worship. No one need hear it.  Take a verse and sing it!  Good voices aren’t required!

God doesn’t need another one of the same old songs.  He doesn’t want us to be exactly like the next guy.  God has already heard that song….He wants each to write our own new song.

What’s the difference between noise and music? Noise is a sound that can be unpleasant. Music is a multitude of sounds coming together to create something beautiful and purposeful.  Our job is to turn our lives into unique, beautiful melodies.  We need to take everything in our lives, the high notes, the low notes, the keys that only we can reach, and our unique voice, and use them to create a purposeful and beautiful life. 

As we grow and change, we improve our melody.  It becomes more complex as we master new notes.  Our song must always be new and renewed. 

 Everyone of God’s creations, from trees and flowers to animals and people, sings a unique song that only our Creator can hear.
 

                Your song and mine is our own unique life~