Worthy Brief - 2/4/2026
Friend, through the sea, toward transformation!
1 Corinthians 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea.
Exodus 14:13-16 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. 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
Israel’s passage through the Red Sea was a moment of undeniable deliverance and salvation. Chains were broken, enemies were defeated, and a nation walked out of captivity in a single night. Egypt was decisively behind them. Yet Paul’s warning makes clear that while their location changed, their nature often did not. They were free from Pharaoh’s grip, but Egypt still had a grip on their thinking, desires, and reactions.
Going through the sea was meant to be more than an escape route -- it was meant to be a point of transformation. While deliverance removed oppression, transformation was meant to remove the Egyptian mindset from within. While crossing the sea ended slavery, it did not end complaints, fear, or unbelief. Salvation brought them out in a moment, but sanctification was designed to remake them entirely.
This distinction is critical for any people longing for revival. Revival does not rest on deliverance alone; it requires transformation. God can break chains in a moment, but unless hearts change, patterns will return. Freedom opens the door, but without transformation, people will wander outside the threshold of promise. A redeemed people can still live with a slave mindset.
Friend, this is the hour when deliverance must continue into transformation. God is not merely breaking chains -- He is remaking people. Revival will not be sustained by those who leave bondage yet refuse to let old patterns die. If we allow God to transform what deliverance has uncovered, we will not drift back into captivity -- and we will advance fully into the promises of God, ready to be used by Him to usher in the harvest.
George & Baht Rivka (Melbourne, Florida)
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