“The Lord is my Shepherd,” David wrote of the One who leads us to quiet rest and restoration. But sometimes life doesn’t look like that and frankly, we wonder where the Shepherd is because we can’t see Him or understand all the turbulence and chaos around us.
I re-read Psalm 77 the other day, and it recounts the crossing of the Red Sea. I usually skip over parts like that. You know, I’ve seen the movie umpteen times. But this time, I noticed how really violent, scary, and threatening the whole scene was as described in the Psalm. Thunder, lightning, an earthquake, a whirlwind, the waters were writhing and convulsing.
No going back, right into Pharaoh’s chariots. No side moves, into walls of water. Only one choice, straight ahead. It was God, getting His people to where He had promised to take them: Freedom from bondage.
Asaph says: “Your path led through the sea; Your way through the mighty waters, though Your footprints were not seen. You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.”
God is always at work, whether we see and understand it or not. He is a Shepherd who leaves no footprints because we follow by faith. We trust that He will get us there because He is the Good Shepherd with an amazing track record.
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