Psalms 77:19-20 (ESV)
[19]
Your way was through the sea,
your
path through the great waters;
yet
your footprints were unseen.
[20]
You led your people like a flock
by
the hand of Moses and Aaron.
These verses are a reference to the time when the Red Sea was divided and
the people of God were rescued from the Egyptians. When Israel arrived at the
sea they saw no escape. The Egyptian army was bearing down on them. They were
trapped between the Egyptian army and the Red Sea, with no way out. They were
following the Lord’s lead, yet the footprints of God were unseen. The fact that
they could see no way out did not mean that there was no way out. God
miraculously opened a totally unexpected exit through the sea.
Similarly we sometimes find ourselves in a place where we can see no hope
and no way out. We desire to follow God, but his “footprints” are invisible to
our eye. We can’t see the way forward. It is in those times that we are called
to trust. We sometimes can’t see even the next step. God’s way may be through
the waters (think Israel and the Red Sea), or through the fire (think Daniel’s
friends in the fiery furnace), or through the cave (think David hiding from
Saul), yet God has a way through and we can trust him. In those times we stand
firm in what we know and trust him to reveal the way in his time.
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