"I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them."
Isaiah 42:16 (NKJV)
When I first moved to the area of Bonn, Germany, I wanted to see the Rhine River. I had seen the river before I moved, but I wanted to get right down to the river itself. My only problem was that I did not know exactly how to get there. While I had seen maps that showed streets leading from the city center to the river, I did not know which street was which, or what the best method was for me to get there. The good news is that I found the route to the river and since then I have had many wonderful visits to the Rhine River.
As we move forward in our relationship with God, there will be times that we need to find the right way to go, as well as the wisdom and resources to accomplish the goals that God gives us. However, very often what we need already exists, we just need to find it and make use of it. This is similar to when someone wants to drill a well for water, oil, or something else. They know that what they are looking for is there, it is just a question of finding it and making use of those untapped resources that are already available.
In Isaiah, God said He would bring people by a way they did not know, a path they were not familiar with. The fact was that the path, the way to go, was actually already there, they just did not know about it yet, it was not a path they had taken before. God has said that He would guide us and provide whatever we needed to follow His plan for our life. As we spend time with God through His Word and in prayer, He will guide us to what we need and show us the best way to use those resources to fulfill His will.
Isaiah 42:16 (NKJV)
When I first moved to the area of Bonn, Germany, I wanted to see the Rhine River. I had seen the river before I moved, but I wanted to get right down to the river itself. My only problem was that I did not know exactly how to get there. While I had seen maps that showed streets leading from the city center to the river, I did not know which street was which, or what the best method was for me to get there. The good news is that I found the route to the river and since then I have had many wonderful visits to the Rhine River.
As we move forward in our relationship with God, there will be times that we need to find the right way to go, as well as the wisdom and resources to accomplish the goals that God gives us. However, very often what we need already exists, we just need to find it and make use of it. This is similar to when someone wants to drill a well for water, oil, or something else. They know that what they are looking for is there, it is just a question of finding it and making use of those untapped resources that are already available.
In Isaiah, God said He would bring people by a way they did not know, a path they were not familiar with. The fact was that the path, the way to go, was actually already there, they just did not know about it yet, it was not a path they had taken before. God has said that He would guide us and provide whatever we needed to follow His plan for our life. As we spend time with God through His Word and in prayer, He will guide us to what we need and show us the best way to use those resources to fulfill His will.
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