This Australia Day morning, I read the beginnings of another nation, Israel, at the Red Sea. It's found in Exodus 14-16
The part I liked was in chapter 15: (NLT)
1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord:
"I will sing to the Lord,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.
This is my God, and I will praise him -
my father's God, and I will exalt him!
3 The Lord is a warrior;
Yahweh is his name!..."
and later...
20 Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced. 21 And Miriam sang this song:
"Sing to the Lord,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
into the sea."
These people knew how to worship! And they had good reason to worship as well.
But what about you? What areas of your life have you seen God at work in? What have you got to sing and dance about?
In her excellent book, Silent Savior: Daring to Believe He's Still There, A.J. Gregory quotes Frederick Buechner's wisdom... Asked what he'd say to someone searching for God, he responds: 'Pay attention. Listen to your life, and what's going on around you.' And above all this: 'What brings tears to your eyes?'
What brings tears to your eyes? Are you paying attention? We have lots to worship God for.
