God of the Journey

I was reading in Exodus this morning and asking God for direction on what to speak at a luncheon next month. The more I read the more God spoke. The more God spoke the more excited I became! Now that I have calmed down a bit, I just had to write this down and share it. If this is what I speak on, then so be it but in case that day never comes I've got to let this wonderful hope God has filled me with this morning out!

The "I Am" appeared to Moses in the midst of the bush (Ex.3:14). The "I Am" had heard the groaning of His people. The "I Am" of every aspect of their past was on the scene of their present and was already moving in their future. Who is He who dwelt in that bush? According to Isaiah 40:21-31 it is He who sits above the circle of the earth. It is He who stretches out the heavens like a curtain. It is He who brings out the stars, names them and knows where they are. The Creator of the earth and all things in existence dwelt in that bush. No wonder it was ablaze! The bush had no choice! THIS was He who dwelt in that bush...the I AM of all creation.

Where we are right this minute, in the middle of our desert, while we are moving through the circumstances of our daily lives, the same I Am is there with us. He is our hope when we despair, are discouraged and want to quit. He is our keeper and protector when we are vulnerable, our rest when we are tired, our truth when we have been lied to and our wisdom for all of life's difficult choices. He is our I AM for whatever challenges we face today.

The I Am can cover all the sins, mistakes and bad choices of our past. The I Am can take us in His arms during the storms of our present and the I Am can arrange those storms in such a way that our future outcome is all that He has promised and even more. This I Am was the God of their journey. This I Am wants to be the God of our journey as well. From our exodus out of the captivity of sin to our entry into the land of promise this I Am wants to lead us.

Just as He led His children through the wilderness so many years ago, He desires to lead us through our wilderness today. If we will allow Him to move in our daily distresses our outcome will be as the children of Israel in Joshua 24:45 - "Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass."

Let Him be the God of your journey. While there will be wilderness experiences, I assure you in the end the I Am will be the author and finisher of your faith and every good thing He has promised will be fulfilled. Hold on to your I Am and allow Him to carry you to your destiny!

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