Exodus 13:17–22
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We want the fastest internet, the quickest route on the GPS, the shortest line at the store. We have been trained to believe that the best path between two points is always a straight line. And so, when we come to the Christian life, we bring this same set of assumptions with us. We want God to take us from our conversion in Egypt to the Promised Land of spiritual maturity by the most direct route possible. We want the coastal highway, the smooth pavement, the express lane to glory. But God is not a cosmic GPS voice, slavishly recalculating to find us the fastest time. God is a Father, a King, and a General. He is more interested in our character than our comfort, more concerned with our holiness than our hurry. And so, very often, the path He chooses for His people appears, from our limited vantage point, to be a baffling and unnecessary detour.