Saturday, July 8th, '17
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WAY-MAKER
"...tell
the children of Israel to go forward" (Exodus 14:15)
Jesus said "I am the way". The early disciples
were called people "of the Way" (Acts 9:2 NKJV). After Bartimaeus received his
sight he followed Jesus "in the way" (Mark 10:52). Where there is no way Jesus
makes a way. First, He makes a way over. The enemy specializes in
blockage. In one place Paul said, "Satan hindered us". In another, "A great
door is opened before us, but there are many adversaries". It may be a small
roadblock in the pathway, other times a huge mountain. We read where "the
Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so the eunuch saw him no more..." (Acts
8:39) That's one way to overcome, do a fly-over. They that wait upon the Lord
shall "mount up with wings as eagles". We "mount" over mountains, mount the
insurmountable. "By my God I can leap over a wall" (Psalm 18:29). With a strong
anointing you can hurdle any problem.
Second, He makes a way around. I don't
think we should skirt issues but some mountains are better conquered by flowing
with the natural terrain. Use the valleys to your advantage. Some
confrontations are unnecessary, just step to the left or right. Why mess with a
bulldog? Joseph fled from Potiphar's wife. Fleeing around the side of the house
was courage, not cowardice. Moses led the Hebrews around the long route to Canaan. Don't blame every detour on the devil. There are lessons to learn and lots of
scenery on the byway that would be missed by speeding down an interstate four
lane. Wise people know that the way over is often around.
Third, He makes a way through. The Red
Sea screamed impassability and impossibility. The Hebrews were cornered,
jagged mountains to their left and right, Egyptian chariots wheeling in behind,
and the un-crossable sea before them. What to do? Our text demands "go
forward". Some acts of faith appear suicidal at first, Peter stepping out of
the boat in a sea storm, Joshua and the priests walking straight into the
floodwaters of Jordan, etc. Most often it is not until we take a step toward
the impossibility that omnipotence shows up. He made a way through - "He turned
the sea into dry and; they went through the flood on foot..." (Psalm 66:6) To get
to it, go through it. That means staying in the ring, taking the punches, but
holding out longer than the opponent. The anointing flies us over like we're in
a jet, wisdom ushers us around dodging the eye of the storm, but faith takes us
right through the hurricane without a fear. Following Jesus is like getting in
the air vacuum right behind a big semi truck. Winning becomes a breeze.
