Ex. 13:17-18 (NASB)Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt." Hence God led the people around by the way of the wilderness to the Red Sea; and the sons of Israel went up in martial array from the land of Egypt.
The question many ask when reading these verses is – why did God choose to take his children, Israelites, through long way and wilderness? This one is easy, to develop them and for them to see his awesomeness. However, there is another questions that exist here– why did they choose defeat, fear, death (literally and figuratively), loss, rather than life (figuratively and literally), triumph when the power was within their reach?. Yes, we, like them have the power, even if we do not understand because He is making a way for us and grooming us. As Christian we can use it, or go for it; God. We should seek him, follow him, and learn to respect the power of God. Not run, not hide, not be afraid, because there is a blessing even in the wilderness for us, but we miss it. All because we fail to trust God, respect his power, even after he has proven himself to us. We fail to respect his power because it takes work, a process, not a quick fix. It is ironic, we honor the processes man presents, but when it comes to the Father, we block our understanding of the need for the process. Why? It includes challenges with opportunities, we do not see, because it is not easy, we begin comparing, we distort the story until it becomes our truth. Yet, we know growth comes about when we struggle, by stretching, and the uncomfortable, through accepting the challenge before us on faith and trusting in the Lord. However, we would rather not because it is hard. What am I talking about? How many of us know individuals who have lost their life because they would not control a detrimental habit that destroys; not wanting to do the work because it was too hard; the power is in their ownself hands. What about desiring a change in our life? While fighting against the very person or thing which helps us because it pushes us to move out of the comfortable and into the faith realm existence of life; see we cannot have it both ways; the power is in our hands. We cannot say God lead me, and did tell Him, I am not going to follow you, but give me all the benefits of being a part of you; really…But wait a minute, if I am not correct Christian should live by faith not by sight, God logic is not ours, and all that good stuff. So, going through the wilderness is for our good, at least that what we try to convince others and our children, when the complaint comes to us; the power of life or death in the tongue and our mind…Why are we obsessed with the quick fix, the microwave changes, or instant message progress or the twittering increases of love; it is easier. Really…the wilderness or the wasteland it is still inhabitable but read these below verse, and then asked yourself, and see the awesome, wonder of God grace abounding…respect the power of God logic..Eze. 37:1-10 (NASB) -The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones…, "O Lord GOD, You know."Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.' "Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life…Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life."'" So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
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