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Read : Exodus
13 : 17-22
13:17 And it came to pass, when
Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the
land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest
peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
13:18 But God led the people
about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of
Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. harnessed: or, by five in a
rank
13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him:
for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit
you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
13:20 And they took their journey
from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
13:21 And the LORD went before
them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a
pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
13:22 He took not away the pillar
of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
For every matter there is a time and judgment.
8:6 Because to every purpose
there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
Bible in a Year : Nehemiah 1 - 3
Pastor Audley Black’s church near the south coast of Jamaica has been in a
building program since at least 2005. That was the first time I visited his
church and saw that they were expanding. The last time I was there—in the
spring of 2011—some of the walls were up.
By that summer, they had started on
the roof. When I suggested to Pastor Black that perhaps the church would be
done by 2013 when I thought I might return, he said it was a possibility.
There was no hint of disappointment that this project could take 8 years
or longer! No, Pastor Black and his people are excited about what God is doing,
and they’re patient with His timing.
We are often not that patient. We want our church to grow quickly, our
young people to mature right away, and our problems to be fixed today.
Maybe we need to be reminded that some things take time—God’s time. For
instance, when the Israelites first left Egypt, God sent them on the long route
to the Promised Land (Ex. 13:17-18). During that time He prepared them, taught
them, and challenged them.
In our microwave world, we want everything done instantaneously. But
sometimes that’s not God’s plan. Let’s seek God’s help and learn to accept His
timing.
He does not lead me year by year,
Nor even day by day;
But step by step my path unfolds;
My Lord directs my way. —Ryberg
Nor even day by day;
But step by step my path unfolds;
My Lord directs my way. —Ryberg
God’s timetable may move slowly, but it
does move surely.
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