July 2024

Dear Church,

God leads His people in an unusual way!

That you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before – Josh. 3:4b

When the Lord led His people of Israel out of slavery from Egypt, He did not lead them through the well familiar trade route that the Egyptians generally took. If Moses, Aaron or any of the leaders were asked to lead, they would have ultimately led them through this established route, because that is the only way they have heard and known. God knows that this would be the outcomes, and since he took in-charge of leading His people.

When Jacob’s sons went from Israel to buy food from the Egyptians, it took them eleven days by road to Egypt. So, people including the leaders would have thought about these eleven days journey ahead of them. God’s ways are different from humans – His ways will be eventually the best that no human minds would have pondered. The journey would have been a long one (took 40 years!) to reach the Promised Land. However, things that He executed miraculously, and the lessons people were taught were so significant and essential. In their long journey, God revealed His almighty power by parting the Red Sea and these people were part of His mighty work. He fed them with manna from heaven for their daily need, led them by pillar of cloud and fire, provided meat as they desired, turned bitter water to sweet as they were thirsty, they were getting all these effortlessly. These events are spoken among the believers still today remembering God’s faithfulness. This gives confidence and hope for us to expect from Him that He will make a way when there is no way.

God’s route is always unique and special. When the people of Israel crossed the Red Sea on dry ground, the Egyptian army followed suit, presuming that the way was opened for them too. Presumption, which closely imitates faith, led the Egyptians to cross the Red Sea with all their horses and chariots only to be drowned in it. Even today, the world gets to know the greatness of our God when we are led in unusual ways. That is, in ways that are different from the people of the world. When we allow God to lead us, our journey becomes supernatural.

God Bless,
Amutha