My Word Will Not Pass Away: When God Speaks, Creation Responds. Psalm 114 and the Power of His Word | Harvest of Asher

Psalm 114:1-8

1 When Israel went out of Egypt,

The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

2 Judah became His sanctuary,

And Israel His dominion.

3 The sea saw it and fled;

Jordan turned back.

4 The mountains skipped like rams,

The little hills like lambs.

5 What ails you, O sea, that you fled?

O Jordan, that you turned back?

6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams?

O little hills, like lambs?

7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the God of Jacob,

8 Who turned the rock into a pool of water,

The flint into a fountain of waters.

During the Passover prayers in the synagogue, Psalm 114:1-8 is read. Looking at it in a Messianic light, we experience one of the most powerful psalms. Although a short psalm, it's depth presents a reality in which creation itself responds to the Presence of the God of Israel. (Psalm 114:3-7)

It is not just a poetic song but a declaration which shows how the physical world is more abstract than our perception of it. It reflects how the world is subject to the will of the Lord and that it responds to His word.

The reality of this truth is fully expressed in the events of the Exodus from Egypt. On the night of redemption, as described in Exodus 12:12-13, the destroyer passed through the land of Egypt, passing over the houses of the Hebrews which were marked with the blood of the sacrificial lamb. This was not coincidence but a miracle directed of God's design, an expression of His covenant and mercy.

Later, while standing at the Red Sea, the children of Israel stood before an impassable barrier. But according to Exodus 14: 21-22, the sea was split and the people passed through it on dry land. The waters themselves responded to the word of the Lord. The impossible opened and became a way.

From a Believer's understanding, this principle continues to exist. In the words of Yeshua, as written in Matthew 24:35;  "Heaven and earth will pass away but My words will not pass away". These words echo what is written in Psalm 119:89; "Forever, O Lord, Your word stands in the heavens".  Together these two scriptures present one clear truth which is that the physical world is temporary and changing but the word of the Lord is eternal and stands above everything. This truth does not belong only to the past but also in the present.  There are moments in which we see that the laws of nature are not the final line.

Such is the case with a member of our congregation who lives in Nahariya. A missile struck outside his home while he sat inside the house. According to all the physical data and logically speaking when looking at the great amount of destruction that took place, it could have ended in a heavy disaster.

But a miracle happened, contrary to every expectation, he came out of the event with a light injury to his leg. This is not coincidence but a miracle, a testimony that the God of Israel acts also today.

Psalm 114 is not only a memory of the past but a call to observe the present. All creation, the sea, the rivers, and the mountains, respond to the presence of the Lord. When the Lord of all the earth acts, the impossible becomes possible.

As we approach the feast of Passover, the feast of redemption and miracles, we remember that what was then can happen also today.  "Before the Lord, the Maker of the earth" then and also now. (Ps. 114:7)

Blessings for a peaceful Passover season to all.