Vivid Reminders

 Exodus 14:26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” 27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. 28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained. 29 But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore

God did exactly what He said he would: He got Pharaoh to beg them to leave and even paid them to do so. But he had a change of heart and sent his army after them, cornering them at the sea.  Having no way out but God's, they were able to walk through the sea safely, then turn and see God get Egypt off their backs once and for all.  Once again, He gave them visual effects - vivid memories - to help them remember their deliverance.  He still does: visual pictures, emotional triggers, even scars, to remind us that without Him we would never be where we are today.  May those reminders move us to trust Him more.