It is always reassuring when someone goes ahead of you. It took some faith and a little risk for us to leave Canada and come to Vietnam. However we knew two couples who "had gone ahead"; one had arrived in Ho Chi Minh City several months ahead of us; the other couple were veterans of ten years. They were of great help in orienting us to our new location.
I can only imagine what it has been like for those who have gone to a new country and new city, having no connections at all. It would be immensely more difficult if there was no one available to help you avoid problems and give you guidance in finding different basic things. In your first weeks it seems you are constantly facing "where?" and "how?" questions. Someone who has gone ahead of you can often provide the answers and a comforting reassurance.
Moses and the people of Israel were setting out on a path that none of them had ever walked before. There was no one who had gone ahead of them to show them where they should go; where to find water or food; or what dangers might lie ahead. They had no one but the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He was enough. And He promised to take care of them.
“See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared."
“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run."
Exodus 23:20 & 27
God would prepare the way for them. And we can trust God to do the same for us. None of us can predict accurately what blessings and challenges lie ahead in 2013. But God knows and as the One outside of time, He will prepare the way for us. And He will prepare us, if we live by faith in daily obedience. We can face the future with confidence: not in ourselves, our savings and investments, our health insurance or our employer; not in our government. We walk into the future with confidence in our God who goes ahead of us.
I can only imagine what it has been like for those who have gone to a new country and new city, having no connections at all. It would be immensely more difficult if there was no one available to help you avoid problems and give you guidance in finding different basic things. In your first weeks it seems you are constantly facing "where?" and "how?" questions. Someone who has gone ahead of you can often provide the answers and a comforting reassurance.
Moses and the people of Israel were setting out on a path that none of them had ever walked before. There was no one who had gone ahead of them to show them where they should go; where to find water or food; or what dangers might lie ahead. They had no one but the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He was enough. And He promised to take care of them.
“See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared."
“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run."
Exodus 23:20 & 27
God would prepare the way for them. And we can trust God to do the same for us. None of us can predict accurately what blessings and challenges lie ahead in 2013. But God knows and as the One outside of time, He will prepare the way for us. And He will prepare us, if we live by faith in daily obedience. We can face the future with confidence: not in ourselves, our savings and investments, our health insurance or our employer; not in our government. We walk into the future with confidence in our God who goes ahead of us.
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