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September 17, 2011 — by Dave Branon
Our Daily Bread Radio is hosted by Les Lamborn
Read: Exodus 16:1-12
You shall know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt. —Exo
dus 16:6
Bible in a year:
Proverbs 27-29; 2 Corinthians 10
The first time I saw her, I fell in love. She was a beauty. Sleek. Clean. Ra
diant. As soon as I spied the 1962 Ford Thunderbird at the used-car lot, her
shiny exterior and killer interior beckoned me. I knew this was the car for
me. So I plunked down $800 and purchased my very first car.
But there was a problem lurking inside my prized possession. A few months af
ter I bought my T-Bird, it suddenly became particular about which way I coul
d go. It allowed me to go forward, but I couldn’t go backward. It had no re
verse.
Although not having reverse is a problem in a car, sometimes it’s good for
us to be a little like my old T-Bird. We need to keep going forward—without
the possibility of putting life into reverse. In our walk with Jesus, we ne
ed to refuse to go backward. Paul said it simply: We need to “press toward
the goal” (Phil. 3:14).
Perhaps the children of Israel could have used my T-Bird’s transmission. We
read in Exodus 16 that they were in danger of putting life into reverse. De
spite the many miracles God had performed, they longed for Egypt and failed
to trust that He could guide them forward.
We need to keep moving ahead in our walk with God. Don’t back up. Look forw
ard. Press on.
When long and steep the path appears
Or heavy is the task,
Our Father says, “Press on, My child;
One step is all I ask.” —D. De Haan
When facing a crisis, trust God and move forward. |
