Today's reading is from Exodus 13, 14, 15.

The account today is of the Exodus from Egypt, through the Red Sea - a miraculous event. The passage begins with the declaration of the Consecration of the first-born, of everything, to God. Along with that is the details of the "Feast of Unlevened Bread" that accompanies Passover. These symbols would remind the generations of Israel to follow of their identity as God's redeemed people.

The rest of the chapters deal with the deliverance through the Red Sea. It has become fashionable in recent times to discount this as a myth...the sea could not divide like this, they probably walked through marshes and that's how they got out. It's pretty phenomenal that Pharaoh's army could be drowned in marshes! Why is it modern skepticism should so easily dismiss miracles?

The song of Moses and Miriam, his sister, reminds us that all that God is, and does, should lead us to worship.

Our reminders today of this miracle of redemption? Our worship, baptism (the Red Sea), Lord's Supper (unlevened bread), even the dedication of our children serve as memorials and symbols to remind us of God's work in our lives.


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