GO FORWARD
Don’t be afraid.
Don’t doubt what I
have already told you.
Don’t allow yourself
to be distracted by emotions, or other people’s paths,
or forks in the path
I have chosen for you to pass by.
Don’t be discouraged
by opposition or when feelings of being ostracized arise.
Don’t be afraid to
stand alone, the truth is, you are never alone.
Don’t forget the
truth… Don’t.
Just, go
forward.
I will make a way
when there seems to be no way.
Remember, I am God.
Remember, there is
power in My name, in My Spirit.
Remember that you are
Mine and that power resides in you.
So act like it.
Remember that I am with you always.
So, keep on, and just
go forward.
Life may seem like an
obstacle course at times,
but with each obstacle that you face, remember
My faithfulness,
remember My
omnipresence and omnipotence,
remember that My grace is
sufficient for you, in ALL things.
So, with each obstacle you face,
just continue to go forward.
My burden is your
burden, your burden is LIGHT.
So put down those
bags, put down those expectations and busyness,
that only hinders the
light.
Now run that race set
before you, hurdles and all.
Just, go forward.
Exodus…we all know the story of Moses leading God’s people
through the Red Sea to deliver them form the hand of Pharaoh. In Chapter 14,
the people are freaking out. The have been delivered miraculously from the
land, God has clearly told them to leave, He has clearly told them to go the
route they are on (see 13:17-18), He has led them with a cloud by day and fire
by night. But now, in Chapter 14, they see their enemies approaching, the
Egyptians. And they fear. They don’t remember the God who had just so miraculously
delivered them from the Egyptian’s hands by plagues. No, instead they cry out
to Moses (not God) and say why have you brought us here to die…they don’t
believe that God will deliver them again…Our God is not the God of one time
miracles…what He starts, He finishes, He is faithful. SO, what does Moses do…he
tells the people not to fear…God is faithful. He even tells them to shut up.
14:14 “The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.” Then Moses
runs off and cries out to the Lord. What does God say… “Why are you crying out
to me? Tell the sons of Israel to go
forward.” He doesn’t tell them how
He is going to deliver them, He doesn’t tell them when, He doesn’t even tell
them IF He will deliver them, He simply says to go forward implying that they must trust HIM, trust His Word, and
trust His faithfulness and goodness…and just go forward no matter if the circumstances scream destruction or
hopelessness…God tells each of us to do just that…to go forward and trust Him, not letting our situation define our
path, but Him alone.
Jesus said, “Come to me all who
are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you for
My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” He wants us to carry His
burden, which is light. Could it be actual light…and not just a weight
measurement? He also tells us that we are the light of the world…that is our
‘burden’ in this life, to be the light of the world…that is who we are, we are
not our own. What a beautiful burden. To be the light of the world…to act on
behalf of the ONE true LIGHT of the world, Jesus Christ.
So today, I pray that no matter where you are at, no matter
how you feel, no matter what tasks are before you today, or how impossibly high
that mountain ahead seems, just continue to go forward and know that your God is with you, He is faithful, and His grace is sufficient for you.
