The Lord will go before you!

Since I enrolled myself in a program, 'Understanding Genesis 1-11' conducted by THEOn ( Theology online), I started reading Genesis afresh again!  The creation story not only brings out God's power and plan but also displays God's very nature!  God created all that we see from nothing (ex-nihilo).  The order of Creation speaks volumes about God's heart.  God created the environment needed to sustain life in the first three days.  God created the sun and moon on the fourth day to mark the seasons, days, and years.   All living beings need a twenty-four-hour cycle of day and night; that is why God created the sun and moon before He created the living beings.  On the fifth day, God created the birds of the air and the fish of the sea; on the sixth day, He created the land animals and Man!  God made the world just right for Adam and Eve to live!

What struck me as I read the account, was how God prepared everything Adam would ever need before creating Adam!  The Creation story not only tells us that God is powerful, to make everything from nothing, but it tells us that this almighty God is mindful of our every need.  Before entering a new day, month or year, God is already preparing it for us!  The Lord went before the Israelites in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night (Ex 14:14).  The Lord has promised that He will go before us and make the crooked places straight.  He has promised to break the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron (Isaiah 45:2).  Moses commissioned Joshua by saying, "And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you.  He will be with you; He will not leave nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed ( Deut 31:8)."  That is the lesson God is teaching us today!

My friend, do not fear or be dismayed.  Let not your current situation confuse or trouble you.  The Bible says the LORD, who made heaven and earth, will not allow our foot to be moved, for He who keeps us does not slumber (Ps 121 1-4).  ​​ We may not know our future, but the Lord has promised to go before us and never leave us alone!  That is our confidence!

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