The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 24 April 2026 – Hold Your Peace
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TOPIC: Hold Your Peace
READ: Exodus 14:13-31 (KJV)
13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.
THE MESSAGE:
In today’s reading, God demonstrated His power over creation. He also honoured the faith and prophetic declaration of His servant, Moses. In obedience to God’s word, Moses stretched forth the rod he had in his hand and instructed the people to move forward, assuring them that the Lord would fight for them while they held their peace. In fact, he prophetically declared to them thus: “The Egyptians you see today, you will see again no more.” The flow of water in the Red Sea was interrupted, and the water piled up like walls on both sides and the people of God entered into the highway of the dry floor of the sea. The pursuing enemy’s troops followed and were overthrown. Ultimately, the Lord wrought a mighty deliverance for the Israelites. What a mighty God we serve!
As you step out today, the Lord is set to fight for you. What are those things making you afraid? Who is that ‘Egyptian’ confronting you and wanting to displace you? Are you in a tight financial situation with debts piling up? Is your business or work experiencing dryness? Have you lost your job due to downsizing or retrenchment? Does it look like your marriage is about to collapse? Are you worried over children? Be assured that the Lord has gone ahead and will fight every of your battle. All you need do is to hold your peace and trust Him. It is your season of victory.
PRAYER: Lord, in Your name, I come against everything contending with my life. I will hold my peace and see Your victory in Jesus’ name. Amen.
