Stand still, and see the
salvation of the Lord.
(Exodus 14:13)
Standing Brings Victory
Jesus declared, Many are called, but few
are chosen (Matthew 22:14). Only the chosen
are ready and willing to stand in the place
God has prepared for them, and Gideon’s 300
were ready. That enabled God to go into action
immediately on their behalf. And they Gideon’s
300 stood every man in his place round
about the camp; and all the host of the
Midianites ran, and cried, and fled (Judges
7:21). God caused there to be great confusion,
fear and strife in the midst of the enemy’s
camp; and they all rose up and fled for their
lives. Gideon and his 300 simply looked on
without having to raise a hand against them in
battle.
God cannot use just anybody to perform
His miraculous works; He has to test and try
His people to sift the worthless chaff from
the precious wheat just as He did with Gideon’s
300. But even after God had set aside
the men He needed to bring victory, He did
not go into action until every one of the 300
stood in their place.
Moses Was Made Ready
Moses stood in his place before God at
the burning bush. The angel of the LORD
appeared unto him Moses in a flame of fire
out of the midst of a bush: and he looked,
and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and
the bush was not consumed. God called
unto him out of the midst of the bush, and
said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I
(Exodus 3:2,4).
It took God many years to prepare Moses to
be used to bring the Israelites out of Egyptian
bondage; but finally, Moses was ready, and he
stood in his place before God with a rod in his
hand. Then the Lord anointed and ordained
him to go forth into Egypt to stand against the
ruler of the most powerful nation on Earth. In
the name of the Lord, he lifted his rod again
and again; and the judgments of God rained
down until Egypt was brought to its knees. In
just a matter of weeks, the nation of Israel was
free from 400 years of bondage.
Elisha Would Not Be Moved
Elisha stood in his place at his master
Elijah’s side because he wanted to receive
his mantle and a double portion of God’s
power that would come with it. Because
of his dedication and determination, Elisha
saw Elijah go up to Heaven alive in a
chariot of fire. Then he saw Elijah’s mantle
that he had requested floating down to the
Earth. And it came to pass, as they Elijah
and Elisha still went on, and talked,
that, behold, there appeared a chariot of
fire, and horses of fire, and parted them
both asunder; and Elijah went up by a
whirlwind into heaven...and he Elisha
saw him no more: and he took hold of his
own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that
fell from him (II Kings 2:11–13). Because
Elisha had remained in his place, his petition
was granted.
Elisha was able to make such a request
because, like Elijah, he had been tried and
tested and proven worthy. For many days,
Elisha followed hard after Elijah when others
would not. The sons of the prophets were
full of doubt and unbelief; and they tried to
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