One of the things I've wanted to do for some time now is take a road trip with my husband. I adore the uncertainty factor and sense of adventure that surrounds a road trip. By uncertainty I mean the idea of setting out on a trip without a destination in mind, plans as to where to stop, how long the trip would take of where it would take us and when we would return. But, dear readers, May I ask how many of us undertake such a journey in our Christian lives? Do we treat Jesus and His church as options for shelter in our lives? Do we take our calling as seriously as we ought to, with the commitment it deserves? I urge you to pause and think if we are wandering away or taking the right path to the Promised Land.
We all know of the journey the Israelites took to the Promised Land. "When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.' So, God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea." - Exodus 13:17. A journey that they could have taken in 40 days, God led them to take for 40 years for that was His will and plan. At the end of the journey, they were no longer a gathering of bickering slaves but a group of wise warriors of God who were feared by the powerful kingdoms that surrounded them even before they got to their destination.
