“Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT
Life is a journey. When on a journey we travel many roads. Some roads are exciting and adventurous. There are roads in life that lead us into confusion and uncertainty. Others take detours along the way setting us off course. These detours are those unfamiliar roads we must travel and usually when we least expect it. But we do not travel that road alone.
In life’s journey we will at one time, or another find ourselves on a road we never thought we would travel. It may be a life-threatening illness, recovery from an accident, a major upcoming surgery, the breakup of a marriage, losing a child, financial ruin, loss of employment, and at this point you can fill in the blank_____. Unfamiliar roads of this nature are filled with uncertainty, confusion, discouragement, and outright fear. We need someone to tamp down the fear and uncertainty with what is on the road ahead.
The nation Israel was on the verge of entering an unfamiliar road leading to the Promised Land. On this road were powerful nations that had to be eliminated. It was a road the people of Israel didn’t expect. They were afraid, and understandably so. The Lord God told Moses to say to them that God would be going ahead of them on that unfamiliar road, and they need not be afraid. The Lord would be with them and would not abandon them.
Whatever unfamiliar road you are on, remember the Lord God is ahead of you. The road is not unfamiliar to Him. God knows every detour occurring in your life and He is already there. This may be an unexpected detour to you, but not to God. He is already on the road ahead of you!
Read: Deuteronomy 31:1-8 NLT – Joshua Becomes Israel’s Leader – When – Bible Gateway
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