Walk Series Week 3

Motion Church | Walk, Week 3: "Walk This Way (Not Like an Egyptian)"

When you're sandwiched between an army and the sea, what does it look like to walk the path God has called you to?

Continuing the Walk series — yes, the title is a nod to that 80s classic — this week heads back to the Old Testament for the story of the Exodus, where the children of Israel find themselves trapped: "they're between an Egyptian army and a wet place." But God parts the Red Sea, and the Israelites walk through on dry ground while Pharaoh's army is swept away behind them.

Here's the principle drawn from it: "When you walk the path that God has called you to, he will provide for you." And here's the detail easy to miss: "They walked from slavery to salvation on dry ground. They walk from bondage to freedom on dry ground, and the invitation stands for me and you to do the same thing."

This isn't just an ancient story — it's personal. From the moment you take that first step toward God, "God starts to take care of things that you didn't even think about." Things you didn't think you could ever walk away from — habits, attitudes, relationships — start losing their grip. "You didn't think you'd ever be able to walk away from that situation, but look at you now."

But there's an important distinction: "God will always provide for the needs that you have. That does not mean that he provides for the wants that you have." As Jesus said in Matthew 7, "how much more will your father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?"

And provision doesn't always come the way we expect — sometimes it comes through people. "When you are walking the right path, God will put the right people on your path." Some of them are dry ground when you're stumbling. Some are an umbrella in the storm. "We need each other to accomplish all of the things that God has called us to accomplish... you cannot do it alone."

Also covered: a heartfelt moment of prayer and solidarity for the McAllister family, a longtime part of the Motion Church community, as the church walks together through "good, bad, ugly... whatever comes."

Walk the path. He'll provide for the needs you have — and the people you need along the way.