FAITH CAPSULE: On the journey of life, challenges will not be over.

Exodus 13:17-22, Psalm 34

Are you on a journey that seems there is no end in sight? To the Israelites, it must have been as if the journey would never come to an end. Are you experiencing a journey that seems to be endless? Do you question when all the confronting challenges will be over? On the journey of life, challenges will not be over but the grace in Christ Jesus is more than enough to see one through in the face of any challenge on the journey of life. Challenges often come in the form of affliction. However, the word encourages, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) God never fail to honor His word, He is consistent to perform and perfect according to His word.
For the children of Israel, the Lord led them through the safest route. It was a route that avoided war with the forces of the enemy when they were not yet ready for war. It was a route that took them from going back for the worst. Does that speak of your present route? Above all, God led them through a route where there would have been no reason for them to go back into the captivity of Egypt. Exodus 13: 17-18, “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. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.”
In their deliverance from entering a war route, they turned on to war of complaint and disobedience against the One that led them from bondage. The children of Israel could have taken the worst route, but they did not recognize it. As a result, they were unable to acknowledge what God had done as they turned to complaining and disobedience. Your situation could be much worse right now, consider yourself blessed and keep on trusting God. As you face the challenges on your journey, rest in the word of God as stated in 1Samuel 2:9, “He will guard the feet of His saints, but the wicked shall be silent in darkness…” Know that the wicked, the agent of affliction has been put to place by the guidance of God which is available in His word. Today, encourage yourself in the Lord; let it be clear to you that God will get you to where He is taking you if you do not step out of His command.
 

Prayer for today:Ask God to guard every step you take in the course of your life journey.