I will thank you, Lord, among all the people.
….I will sing your praises among the nations.
For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens.
….Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Psalm108:3-4 NLT

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Before settling down to write this evening, I happened to step into our bedroom and glanced out the back window. When I did, I was pleasantly surprised to see at least three turkey hens. That in and of itself wasn’t too awfully surprising, but the fact that they all had chicks (or poults) with them, brought a smile to my face.
I quickly snapped a few shots with the camera on my phone, but they were just too far away to get a clear picture.
I watched them for a little while. What was most entertaining was when one hen flew across an area that has retained some water – this is the backside of our drainage ditch. She flew and almost immediately three chicks followed right behind her! I knew there were at least a half dozen more (they can lay up to 15 eggs at a time!), and it took a little while but before too long the rest followed as well.
As I saw her take flight, my immediate thought was, “Are her chicks able to fly yet? Will they be brave enough to do it?” I quickly had my answer, but my thoughts soon wandered into spiritual lines.
Have you heard that the Lord goes before us? Back in Deuteronomy, the Israelites found themselves at a point of leadership transition. Moses had led them before their exodus to the end of their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. Their parents had balked in fear at crossing into the land God had promised them.
Moses was not going with them, and their new leader would be Joshua – faithful to the core! Moses, as spokesman of the Lord, said,

It is the Lord who goes before you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8 AMP

They too would have to cross a body of water – the Jordan River. But Someone – the Lord God Himself – whom they had come to trust and know intimately was going before them and they too would follow according to His lead.
They were human, as are we, and some I’m sure followed boldly. Others may have been a bit more hesitant but shored themselves up and followed bravely behind, knowing that God went before them all.
In the course of our lives, things may come before us…unknown things, but the Lord goes before us, as well. We need not fear or be dismayed for we know He will not fail or abandon us. May we in faith believing follow Him wherever He leads us.
Amen!

July 5th, 2022, Tues, 7:49 pm