A Terrible Tongue or a Tambourine

O.T. #174 "A Terrible Tongue or a Tambourine"
Nov. 21, 2013
Exodus 15-Part 2
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines and dancing. Exodus 15:20

LET IT GLOW

Five of us from our women's Bible study group went to Tulsa last September to attend a Living Proof Live event with Beth Moore as the speaker. We had a hoot getting away for two days and one night with just us gals. We ate, sang, laughed, cried, and came home exhausted and refreshed. May I include that we also had some wonderful spiritual time with the Lord. Beth taught from Exodus chapter 15, and I wanted to share my notes:

1. When God says, "Go forward!" don't even think about standing still.
     How many seas did He part for us and we stood still?
     God is willing to stand for us and fight for us.
     God's will overrides our enemies' will.
     It took one night for God to take Israel out of Egypt and 40 years to take Egypt out of Israel.
    
2. Nobody appreciates deliverance like those who've nearly been destroyed.
    Our battles are morally, mentally, bodily, healthy, and ministry.
    This journey we're on is more dangerous than we thought.
    Our enemy is deadlier than we dreamed.
    Our God is closer and mightier than we have the capacity to imagine.
    We are not where we used to be.
   
3. When faith takes a journey, it packs a tambourine.
    Miriam, Moses' sister, is in her 90's and Moses is in his 80's during this time.
    Miriam means bitter, God's gift, beloved, defiant. Which are you?
    Expect God to be faithful; we don't know when we will need a tambourine, so pack it.

4. The song of Moses is not just historic, it is prophetic.
    In Revelation 15, we read of seven angels with harps singing the song of Moses and the song of the
    Lamb.

Are we praising the Lord? Are we leading other women to praise Him? Are we standing still when God tells us to go somewhere? Are we ready to shake our tambourine?


LET IT GROW

5. The fulfillment of our purpose can be abbreviated or derailed by our mouths.
    In Numbers 12, Miriam and Aaron questioned Moses' marrying a Cushite woman and if God only
    spoke to Moses. (Mariam ends up with leprosy and separated from camp for a while. She didn't
    like a dark skinned woman, so her skin became white, which was naturally brown.)
    Pride caused Miriam to usurp Moses' authority.
    We misuse our mouth and misuse our body.

6. Nothing mars the appearance of a woman like her clawing for control.
    Every woman wants to be in charge. WIC stands for Woman In Charge.
    Why do we turn on our girlfriends?  We feel threatened by another woman.
    Don't be threatened by other women and don't be a threat to other women.

7. We are anointed and gifted women of God called to embrace our own place.
    You have a place, a reason you are here.
    Sing to the Lord.
    We will have our tambourine moment.

Are we submissive to authorities over us or are we rebellious and a WIC? How closely do we watch what we say?

LET IT GO

Control my tongue.

When God says for me to go, then I go.

Bless the Lord; sing His praises; share what marvelous things He has done.

Pack me a tambourine for my journey. Are you with me?