Stand Still and See the Salvation of the Lord

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 (Exodus 14:13 NKJV).

When most people think of salvation, they think of John 3:16, which says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him shall not parish, but have everlasting life (NKJV).” That Scripture is the door into eternal life, however, salvation is not a one-time action.

Now, in the verse above, the word salvation is the Hebrew word yeshuah, which means “safety, ease.” If you turn to Psalm 68:20, you’ll find this: “Our God is the God of salvation; and to God the Lord belong escapes from death (NKJV).” The word salvation in this verse comes from the Hebrew word moshaoth, which means “safety, deliverance.” Sure, we have salvation through Jesus Christ concerning our sins; however, we also have salvation taking place every day in our lives in regard to all activities.

From time to time, I reflect back to my ROTC Advance Camp days at Ft. Bragg. One day our unit was flown in to the LZ (landing zone) aboard three Army Blackhawk helicopters. Once the helicopters landed, we jumped off, ran to the edge of the landing zone, secured it and took cover (just in case we were to take fire). Once we secured the LZ, we began to travel north by east. Our goal was to engage and destroy the enemy. Keep in mind that was still morning. We traveled all day, on foot, through miles of woods. I never thought a place could have so many trees (It was a jungle out there). We only stopped for rest a few times. It was so hot, I remember crossing what ‘was’ a river. Now it was just dry dirt. But as long as the sun was bright and high in the sky, I was fine.

My platoon was made up of five squads, and we moved through the woods one squad in front of the other. There were about thirty yards between each squad. I was traveling with second squad at the time, when I noticed that first squad had just hit the dirt (dove to the ground). In response, the remaining squads always do the same. We laid in that dirt for an hour and a half. We had walked into what seemed to be a trap. Once we placed a call for help, two fast-attack helicopters (Cobras) arrived within minutes, and chased away the threat, setting us free from a bad situation. Those helicopters brought us “safety, deliverance, ease.” In other words, salvation had taken place.

Whenever salvation took place in the Old Testament, it was as a nation. Under the New Testament, salvation is done not only as a nation, but also individually. Whenever we receive money to pay a light bill that has a disconnect notice, salvation has just taken place. Whenever we see the light of Jesus shine into the dark area of our lives, salvation has just taken place. When a marriage is in trouble and a good counselor gets involved, and the marriage then begins to experience restoration, salvation is taking place. When a man finally gains a job in which he can now provide for himself and his family, salvation has taken place. When a cancer patient finally receives news that he/she is now cancer free, it’s not just a healing, it is also salvation that has taken place.

Salvation is not just for our soul and spirit, but also our everyday life as well. Jesus is key to all types of salvation. Whenever we find ourselves in a bad situation, just call out to Him, and He will bring you your salvation.

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