The Upper Room Devotional 19 May 2022 | God’s Direction
Read and Meditate on Today’s The Upper Room 19th May 2022 Daily Devotional Message, written by Brian Foster. God bless you as you study!
THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 19 MAY 2022, THURSDAY
TODAY’S TOPIC: GOD’S DIRECTION
Brian Foster (North Carolina, USA)
TODAY’S READING
Exodus 13:17-22
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Regardless of the route, I will embrace God’s journey for me.
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” – Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)
On a recent flight to visit family, I happened to get a window seat. After we had been in the air awhile, I took a break from reading and gazed out the window. The sky was clear blue, and I could see all the way to the ground. We were over sections of land that had no signs of life in any direction. However, I noticed rivers and streams that flowed between the stretches of land. It struck me that the rivers were all winding — not one river ran straight.
I began to think of my life and how it has not run a straight path to where I am today. In today’s reading, we see that God did not take Moses and the Israelites on the shortest route to the Promised Land. Instead, God led them on a long and challenging journey through the desert so that they could avoid war with the Philistines.
Like a winding river, our lives are filled with circuitous changes of direction. But the good news is that just as the river continues to flow, God’s directions will take us where God wants us to be. We have only to trust God on the way.
TODAY’S PRAYER
O Lord, thank you for your grace-filled wisdom and guidance. Help us to rely on your directions for our lives and to draw closer to you as we travel the path you intend for us. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
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