When Pharoah let the people go,
God did not lead them
by way of the land
of the Philistines,
although that was near...
But God led the people
around by the way
of the wilderness
toward the Red Sea.
Exodus 13. 17-18
O God, are You sure
this is the right way to go?
Sometimes God leads us
in ways that make
absolutely no sense to us.
Listen to Me.
Seek Me through this.
God has deeper purposes
than what appears on the surface,
even in adversity.
His glory covers the journey
and the ongoing outcome.
This exodus experience
thousands of years ago
still gives us hope
on which to stake our lives.
Not wilderness at all,
but God's wonders here.
And exactly
where we need to be.
O LORD,
Forgive us for second-guessing
Your guidance,
and for trying to tell You,
Master of the Universe,
what is best for us.
You guide us into unexpected
and unlikely places
so that we learn that
You are God and we are not.
Walk with us in the unfamiliar,
on dry ground,
and even through the sea
when we can't touch bottom.
We find Your strength
and Your glory there.
And bring us over
to the other shore.
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