So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind had brought the locusts… And the Lord turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt. (Exodus 10:13,19 ESV)
Wind and Faith
I once listened to a group of high school science students and teachers trying to describe wind. The answers were astonishingly all over the place. No one suggested MY obviously true answer: Wind is the breath of dragons, giants, and leviathans attempting to move a huge beach ball in a game of Monster Soccer.
Few of us actually DO understand the wind… and if we have had to endure a tornado, hurricane, or a South Dakota spring, we are a bit apprehensive of it.
When we do not understand something, it can be a cause of concern, worry, or mistrust.
The Egyptians and the Israelites learned something about wind, though. Exodus 10 describes two winds from opposite directions, with opposite purposes. Without Moses’ commentary, the weather must have been very confusing. But the lesson is clear. The wind is God’s tool.
The Egyptians had reason, therefore, to be afraid… but the Israelites had reason to be excited. God was at work. Behind the scenes… invisible, but not with invisible effects.
What wind is in our lives this week? Maybe you feel the wind of political change. Maybe you feel the wind of financial upheaval. Maybe you feel the wind God’s spirit driving you to stop sinning. Maybe you feel the Wind of God pressing you into His loving arms.
Whatever your wind… remember Exodus and God’s control. It is His wind.
Take the faith God grants us.