Have you driven through a desert? Was it a large desert or a small desert? Did you think about others who had been through the same desert? Did you think about those who built the road you were driving on? Are you going through a desert in your life right now?
Driving through a desert can be dangerous business. You want to ensure you are in a reliable vehicle. You need to ensure you have a full tank of fuel. You should also ensure your air conditioner and heater work properly. The desert can be hot during the day and cold at night.
I have not driven through a desert, though I have driven through barren land. I also experienced a flat tire while driving through a windswept and dry valley. It was warm outside but not unbearable. Thankfully, the rental car we were in had a spare and we had cell phone signal. I changed the tire, called the rental car company, and headed to the nearest rental car store to exchange that vehicle for another one.
While driving through that barren valley, I never gave a thought to the people who originally built the road nor the people who maintain it. We take those for granted, don’t we? But someone prepared the way. Someone went ahead of us. The preparation and work were done so we don’t have to.
This happens in other areas of our lives. God sends someone ahead of us. He prepares a way for us to go. God knows where we are heading before we do. What are we to do? We are to give thanks to God for going before us. Thank him for preparing the way, for providing what we need when we need it. Just as God sent Joseph ahead of the Israelites into Egypt, he prepares our way for us.
I pray we all understand God prepares our way. I pray we trust he will provide what we need. I pray each one of us will give God the thanks he deserves for preparing our way ahead of us. God knows where you are going. He prepares the way. Trust God to provide. Give him thanks for preparing your way.
Psalm 105:16-17
When he summoned famine against the land,
and broke every staff of bread,
he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Marty Pressey 