Worthy Brief - 1/22/2026
Friend, when obstacles become pathways!
Exodus 14:12-15 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness." 13 And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace." 15 And the LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
Israel stood trapped -- Pharaoh behind them, the sea before them, nowhere to turn. The Red Sea was not a minor inconvenience; it was an impossible obstruction. Yet God did not remove the obstacle before moving the people—He moved through it. Authority does not always eliminate what stands in your way; it opens what blocks you. When Moses lifted his staff in obedience, the waters did not disappear—they parted. The same sea meant to stop Israel became the pathway of escape, and what threatened their future became the corridor of deliverance.
This is the way of the Kingdom.
Fear says, “You’re boxed in.”
Faith responds, “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.”
God does not ask His people to outrun impossibility; He asks them to step forward under His command. The obstacle became a highway not because Israel was strong, but because Heaven ruled the moment. Authority does not deny reality—it reorders it. Walls of water stood on either side as testimony that when God opens a way, even chaos must hold its place.
And when the people crossed, the sea did not remain open for Pharaoh. What became a highway for obedience became judgment for pursuit. Authority opens the way for the redeemed and closes it to the enemy. What stands against God’s purpose cannot follow where He leads.
The Red Sea did not move until Moses moved in obedience.
The path did not appear until authority was exercised.
What looks like the end may be the very place God intends to reveal His rule. The obstacle you face is not always meant to be removed—it may be meant to be transformed. What stands in your way can become the way forward when Heaven’s command is obeyed.
Friend, sometimes we ask God to remove what He intends to open. Not every obstacle is meant to disappear—some are appointed to part. Stand in the authority He has given you and move at His word. At His command, the sea before you can open, the ground beneath you can hold, and the enemy behind you can be silenced. What once blocked your progress can become a witness that the Lord makes a way where there is no way. Do not turn back and do not go around—step forward, for sometimes your deliverance is not around the obstacle; it is through it.
George & Baht Rivka (Melbourne, Florida)
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