I can remember taking our family on some camping trips in the Colorado mountains.  After an eventful day of hiking, eating smores, and playing games we would settle down in our pop-up camper.  As soon as the lights went out, one of our children would need to use the facilities. However, the dark path through the woods to the bathroom was scary.  It was a scary walk until they found my hand.  Once they were holding Dad's hand they could walk through the darkness with courage.

We are experiencing some "scary" times as we move through the coronavirus pandemic.  No one knows what is around the corner for us personally, our family, our church, our world.  God has a wonderful promise to keep our feet moving on the scary road He put us on.  I Thessalonians 5:24 says, "The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it." Your Heavenly Father says, "Listen, I put you on this road. I know it feels scary but take hold of My hand. I'm going to lead you and to take care of you all along the way."

You're not the first child of God that He's led on a path that's full of uncertainty. He did it with His children, the Israelites, where they spent 40 years in the wilderness.  Our Israel Tour Group of 34 recently saw the Jordan River that the Israelites passed through into the Promised Land after their 40-year camping trip.   Listen to Moses' summary of what God does for us when He is leading us into the unknown. "Do not be terrified...the Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you. In the desert you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries His son...He went ahead of you on your journey...to show you the way you should go" (Deut. 1:29-32)

That's your guarantee.  As Pastor and Author Max Lucado writes, "You can keep walking confidently into the unknown because your Father is committed to coach you as to where to step next, to carry you when you can't go any farther, to cover you with His protection from harm, and to care for you, providing every need."

No matter how dark the road ahead looks and no matter how scared you feel, would you grab hold of your Father's hand and walk in the direction He is leading.

Remembering You in Prayer,

Pastor Jeff