The Long Way Out of Bondage

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Catey Stover in Victory Call

We have all heard stories of people who seemed to have been delivered in an instant from their bondage, the idols and desires of their hearts. We all wish that was us. But it isn’t. Can God deliver in an instant? Absolutely! Does God deliver in an instant? Absolutely! Does God ALWAYS deliver in an instant? No.

Sometimes God leads us the long way out of bondage for our own good. What? How can that be? That doesn’t sound right.

Exodus 13:17-18 “When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, ‘Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.’ But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea…”

The advancing chariots blocked their way back to Egypt but that did not stop them from wanting to go back. Exodus 14:10-12 When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared greatly. And the people of Israel cried out to the LORD. They said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness. After crossing the Red Sea – it blocked their way back to Egypt.

Whichever way God chooses to lead you out of bondage is the most excellent way for you. It may be, and is likely to be, different than the way He delivered your sister, mother, brother, friend or the person that gave testimony in church Sunday. God knows those things that will cause you to “change your mind and return to Egypt.”

Will you trust Him today? Will you trust that His path of deliverance for you is perfect, even if it is the long way out of bondage?

Stop waiting for instant deliverance (disobeying in the process) and start walking the daily path the Lord has given you out of His wisdom, His foreknowledge and His steadfast love for you

 

Written By Diane Hunt: Diane Hunt serves on the board of America’s Keswick and provides ministry support from her home in North Carolina. She is also a biblical counselor and women’s event speaker. For more information about having Diane speak at your next event please contact her at dhunt@americaskeswick.org.


Think About This:God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.'” – Billy Graham

The Daily Bible Reading: Acts 28; Romans 1-3| You can download our 2020 Daily Bible Reading Plan by clicking here. 

This Week’s Verse to Memorize: but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. -2 Peter 3:18

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the doctrinal and theological views held by America’s Keswick.

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