Moving With God’s Guidance
Delivering the people from Egyptian bondage is only the first step in God’s plan to bring the Israelites to the Promised Land of Canaan. Many obstacles lie ahead. Pharaoh, whose heart is again hardened, sends his armies in pursuit of Moses and the people. Trapped between the Red Sea & the rapidly approaching chariots of Egypt, the people cry out in desperation and God answers miraculously.
Lord, we yearn for Your Guidance:
Then it came to pass, when
Pharaoh had let the people go,
that God did not lead them by
way of the land of the Philistines,
although that was near; for God
said: Lest perhaps the people
change their minds when they
see war and return to Egypt.
So God led the people around
by way of the wilderness of
the Red Sea (Ex 13:17-18).
The Lord went ahead of them.
He guided them during the day
with a pillar of cloud, and he
provided light at night with a
pillar of fire. This allowed them
to travel by day or by night.
The Lord did not remove the
pillar of cloud or pillar of fire
from its place in front of the
people (Exodus 13:21-22).
Lord, You have led me on such a winding path that sometimes I am not sure whether I’m headed in the right direction. I really long for Your cloud and Your fire; but I will cling to whatever guidance that You will give me. Please get me through the wilderness safely to Yr Promised land of blessedness. Amen.
Lord, even when I don’t see a cloud by day and fire by night, or arrow signs or visible gestures, You will still show me enough to keep me moving forward. I know You may patiently lead us in a circuitous path at times. But as I come close to You Lord, You will get me through whatever wilderness that I will face. Amen.
Lord, I submit my every step to You; the one who is in controI. I invite You to direct my path with or without my awareness of it. Give me understanding when I need it; and trust when I don’t understand. Lead me into the land of promise which You have designed for me. In Jesus’ precious name. Amen.