11/11/2024
"Delays And Detours"
When Pharaoh finally let the people go, GOD did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land.
GOD said, "If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."
So GOD led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle. -Exodus 13:17-18 New (NLT)
~The strength of patience hangs on our capacity to believe that GOD is
up to something good for us in all our delays and detours. (John Piper)
Prayer: Dear LORD, grant me patience as I await Your answer to my prayers. Teach me to be still in the midst of the storms, for Your timing is always perfect—never too early, never too late. Remind me that, in every delay and detour, You are working for my good. I praise and thank YOU, in JESUS' Name, Amen.
Bible Reading In One Year:
■Jeremiah 50
■Hebrews 8