The Talkthrough with Johnny Talker

When Pharoah let the people go, "God did not guide them by the road towards the Philistines, though that way was the shortest… God made them go round by way of the wilderness towards the Red Sea."

(Ex. 13: 17, 18 NEB)

The direct route would save time as well as wear and tear on the people but God had something infinitely more important that economics in mind — He wanted the people to be able to sing the song of praise of Chapter 15 — "The Lord is my refuge and my defense… my deliverer. He is my God and I will glorify Him; He is my father’s God and I will exalt Him" (Ex 15:2 NEB). They sang this song because they had firsthand experience of God’s power and deliverance. Pursued by all the chariots and horses, cavalry and infantry of Egypt, they had passed through the Red Sea in safety and seen the enemy drown. They would have missed the glorious lesson if they had taken the short road.

When we are puzzled by delays and detours, let us think about the great purpose of life: to glorify God. The lessons He wants us to teach "in the wilderness" are priceless means of providing us with a song we could not otherwise have sung: "In Thy constant love Thou hast led the people!" (Ex 15:13).

by: Elizabeth Elliot

This is actually a test blog. My first post, hehe.

Today was a usual day. Went on duty for my OJT at Globe. Got home and watched Amazing Race 7. Right now, while typing this, my computer’s also encoding Smallville season 4 episode 16 from AVI to MPEG format. I hope it would be successful para ma-burn na nako into VCD. Anyway, I guess that’s all for today. Special thanks to Debbie for always being there for me.