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When Pharaoh let
the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine
country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might
change their minds and return to
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him
because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, “God will
surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this
place.”
After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. By day the Lord went ahead of
them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar
of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by
night left its place in front of the people.
Exodus 13:17-22
We come to expect something to be done
immediately. Life does not work that way, and neither does God. Be excited
about what God is doing in your life, and be patient with His timing.
We want everything to be done
instantaneously. But sometimes that’s not God’s plan. Let’s seek god’s help and
learn to accept His timing.
God’s timetable may move slowly, but it
does move surely.
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