Point of No Return

 

When Pharoah let the people go,

God did not lead them by way

of the land of the Philistines,

         although that was near.

For God said,

"Lest the people change their minds

when they see war

         and return to Egypt."

But God led the people around

by the way of the wilderness

     toward the Red Sea.

                Exodus 13. 17-18

(Our idea of a better way

cannot match up

      to God's purposes in it.

He protects us

      from our ignorance.

He brings His glory

  in ways we cannot see.

There is not just a reason for it,

    but eternal purposes in it.

The point of no return

is exactly where we need to be

    to trust Him in this.

God knows what is ahead,

what we are capable of doing,

and most likely not to do.

When we follow God

     into our situation

  --even what appears a wilderness--

there is always more at stake

     than we can realize.

Trust Me in this.)

O LORD,

Please forgive us for telling You,

    the Master of the Universe,

what would be 

        a better route to go,

a preferable thing to do,

or even what could

      bring You glory.

We are distracted

        from the eternal.

Help us to follow You

   past the point of no return

that we may know You more.

We may never see

  the multitude of outcomes,

but we can be faithful to You,

even here, even now,

               and even in this.