Not the Shortest Route
These days we have an easy way to navigate us to our next destination if we have a smart phone. We simply allow an app on our phone to show us how to get there. It gives us directions and verbally tells us every turn along the way until we arrive. However, it doesn't always send us on the shortest route. It considers the traffic and other factors to determine the best way to get there. Those apps are not fool proof, but they do save a lot of trouble most of the time. We need to let God do that for us on the road of life. When Pharaoh finally sent the Hebrews out of Egypt, God took them out by an unusual route. (Exodus 13:17) God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though it was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God knew that if the people were faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt. Therefore, he sent them out through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. I have a feeling that most of us have experi...