It sounds cliché to say that God will make a way when there is no way—but it’s not. It is unmistakable and irreversible truth. We have been reading through Israel’s story over the past couple months and God has shown Himself time and again as the Way-Maker.
· There was no way for a group of slaves to be freed from bondage—and He worked miracles.
· There was no way to escape Pharaoh’s attempt to either slaughter Israel or bring them back into the captivity from which they had just been freed—and He opened the Sea.
· There was no way to stay alive in the desert for forty years—and He provided food and water where there was none.
God has shown His people that He can make a way when there is none. He can bring freedom to those who have given up hope as they are bound in chains of addiction, bondage, sin, depression, rejection, or pain. The God who has the power to deliver from our chains of slavery also has the power to make an end of it when after serving the Lord, it attempts to rise again and take us back. God also has the power to sustain us through whatever life can throw at us. Do you believe that? It’s easy to believe that God can do it for them…but what about you? He can and He will.
There was another way that God made for the people of Israel. This is the one that many of us get stuck on. Perhaps we can believe for freedom from bondage, but what about God’s ability to make a way for your future and your life’s calling and destiny? Just as God made a way for every other part of Israel’s life and journey, why would He stop making a way right when they were getting to the very purpose for which they were freed? Israel was standing at the boarder of their Promise, and God, once again, made a way for them—He stopped the flow of water so they could pass. Philippians 3:12 says, “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” God brought you to Himself for a purpose, and He will not stop leading and guiding you until His purpose is fulfilled in and through you to the world around you.
But Pastor Kyle, what is God’s destiny for my life? My answer is two-fold: 1) I don’t know. 2) God does know and wants to lead you into it if you will follow and obey Him. God gives Joshua some excellent advice that we can follow in Joshua 3:2-4: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between you and the ark; do not go near it.” Do what God has called you to do right now. The purpose to keep 2000 cubits between them and the Ark is so that they wouldn’t get ahead of God’s way-making ability! He made a path toward their destiny by parting the waters, now He is making a clear path into their destiny by leading them with His presence. Keep yourself in God’s presence and HE WON’T LET YOU MISS HIS PLAN FOR YOU! Take time each day to be in God’s presence—He will lead you and make a way for you into the good future that He has promised you!
The best is yet to come for our church and for your life!
Pastor Kyle Bauer
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