Let Him Drive!

Have you noticed how on familiar roads how we don’t notice the road signs?  Headed home recently, I began to watch the road signs: Gas - Exit Here, Speed Limit 55, Food - Exit Here, Hospital - This Exit. Then there’s the highway numbers: 78 - 10 - 129 - 441 – 106 and the highway interchange signs with directional arrows. If I hadn’t known my way home, I might have gotten lost!

 

God led His People out of Egypt and although the scenery probably seemed scary, the road signs were very clear: "By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people." (Exodus 13:21-22).  It's easy to imagine the Children of Israel totally focused on this Divine cloud and fire, never looking to the right or the left -- just constantly zoomed in on God. Well, not exactly! They were barely out of Egypt when they were ready to turn back -- cloud and fire or not! Does this sound familiar?  It doesn’t take long for me to whimper and whine about my circumstances instead of trusting the One Who knows the road – yes, every twist and turn. The trouble with the Israelites [and me] is they wanted to drive!  And, like most of us, they learned [the hard way] they weren't good drivers.  Re-read Verse 22 with me: “Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.”  Oh, if only we kept our eyes focused on God, we’d follow the directions He’s given us in His Holy Word.  Most all major and minor wrecks come when we insist on driving. Truth is, God never issued any of us a driver's license nor does He need our help with navigation!  He alone drives our lives best … let’s just let Him drive!