Exodus 15

The song of Victory

The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. ~ Exodus 15:2

Have you ever had a moment when you realized that only God could have brought you through what you just faced? A time when you stood on the other side of what once seemed impossible and all you could do was give Him praise? That is exactly what happened in Exodus 15. After God delivered the Israelites from Egypt and brought them safely through the Red Sea, Moses and the people sang a song of praise to the Lord. Their hearts overflowed with gratitude and joy because they had witnessed God’s power and faithfulness firsthand.

There have been moments in my life when I have seen God move in ways that could only be described as miraculous. I remember facing a situation that looked completely hopeless. I prayed, cried, and everything else I could think of to find a solution, but nothing changed. Just when I was about to give up, God stepped in and turned everything around. It wasn’t immediate, but in His timing, He made a way where there was none. Standing on the other side of that situation, I couldn’t help but worship Him. Just like the Israelites, my heart sang a song of victory because I had seen His hand move for me.

Let this chapter be a reminder to you that praise is powerful. God doesn’t just deliver you from something; He also delivers you into something better. Praise declares that He is your strength when you are weak, your song when you feel discouraged, and your salvation when you have no other way out. Even when life feels uncertain, praise keeps your heart focused on who God is instead of what you are going through.

Here are some ways you can get started:

• Start each day by thanking God for one thing He has already done in your life.
• Keep a journal of answered prayers and victories, no matter how small they seem.
• When you face a challenge, take a moment to sing or speak words of praise before you pray.
• Read Exodus 15 out loud as your own declaration of faith and victory.
• Share your story with someone else who needs encouragement to remind them that God is faithful.

Begin today by creating your own “song of victory.” Write out a few sentences that describe how God has helped you, provided for you, or comforted you. You don’t have to be a songwriter to worship Him with your words. As you do, your heart will strengthen, and your faith will grow.

Today I want to encourage you to lift up a song of praise to God for who He is and for what He has already done in your life. Even if you are still waiting for your breakthrough, begin to praise Him now. Your song of praise is a declaration that the same God who parted the sea for Moses is working in your life today. Let praise fill your heart and watch how it changes your perspective and strengthens your hope. God is your strength, your song, and your salvation, and He will finish what He started in you.

Today’s scripture reading: Exodus 15:1–21

1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!

2 The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

3 The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name.

4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.

5 The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone.

6 “Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.

7 And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble.

8 And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.’

10 You blew with Your wind, The sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

12 You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them.

13 You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.

14 “The people will hear and be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.

15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, Trembling will take hold of them; All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.

16 Fear and dread will fall on them; By the greatness of Your arm, They will be as still as a stone, till Your people pass over, O Lord, Till the people pass over Whom You have purchased.

17 You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which You have made for Your own dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

18 “The Lord shall reign forever and ever.”

19 For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 

21 And Miriam answered them:

“Sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!”

22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 

23 Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore, the name of it was called Marah. 

24 And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 

25 So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet.

There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them, 

26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”

27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters.

Journal:

• What has God brought me through that deserves a song of praise?
• How can I use my words or actions today to thank God for His faithfulness?
• What area of my life needs a new song of faith and gratitude?
• How can I share my story of victory to encourage someone else?