Surprise!
Consider: Psalm 77
What a passage of scripture! Asaph just lays it out. He starts out by simply crying out to God. And cry out he does… he says he does it without holding back. He just goes for it.
Through this chapter we see a man who is in deep trouble (see verse 2). His life wasn’t exactly going smoothly. And it seemed that God had forgotten him (or so is the implication – see verses 7-9).
But then he reminds himself of who God is and how God has acted on behalf of His people in the past. He starts worshiping God for who He is and then reminds God of what He has done.
Check out verse 16: “When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths.”
Think about that.
The waters looked and trembled. What an amazing picture.
When the Israelites had left Egypt on their way to freedom were confronted with a barrier, a roadblock (a BIG roadblock). And there seemed to be no other way.
So often we feel like that… maybe we’re up against a wall. It seems like there’s no way out. There are no other options.
Oh, but there are.
Verses 16-19 lays out God’s surprise for Israel.
Verse 19 says “Your road led through the sea, Your pathway through the mighty waters-a pathway no one knew was there!”
A pathway no one knew was there.
So often we rely on the visible or logical solution… when all along God’s solution is there… He’s simply waiting for the moment He wants to reveal it to us. And while we’re waiting… it takes faith and trust on our part…
In this day and age… it’s very easy to find our own solutions to life problems. But with every situation in our lives the LORD has a way prepared for His children. And His way is always the best way.
Andrew Mack on April 11th, 2009
There is a great proverb to go along with this this nice study by Pastor Chris.
Commit your work to the Lord,and your plans will be established (Prov. 16:3)
We need to commit our lives to the Lord and watch Him create unseen paths and open doors in our lives that will lead us into great accomplishments and success. It is by the Graceful, Merciful,Hand of the Lord that our lives will be shaped and molded to do great things
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them (Eph 2:10).”