He Goes Before Me

"Then I {Moses} said to you, 'Do not be in dread 

or afraid of them. The Lord your God who goes 

before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for 

you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness, 

where you have seen how the Lord your God carried 

you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you 

went until you came to this place.'"

Deuteronomy 1:29-30, ESV

 If God went before Israel and marked their way and prepared for them a place and made it clear what direction they should go, how much more so will God do that for me when I have Him- the Holy Spirit- dwelling inside of me?

 I need not fear my uncertain future; it is certain to God.

 I need not worry about what decision to make; God will make it clear to me in His time.

 I need not live my life without hope; God has prepared a permanent place for me in heaven no matter what He will or will not do for me in this life. 

 For what He did for Israel He has done for me ten thousand fold by sending Christ to take away all fear, all uncertainty, and to die for me to secure my place with Him in heaven forever.  

Lord, help me trust in You, not only with my written words but with my heart and my feelings and my actions. Help me to live the way I should when my future is certain to You, when You will lead me in Your timing, and when You have prepared a place for me by your side in heaven. Help me see You as the ultimate joy and let that joy be unshakable. Help me not so easily forget, like Israel, all that You have done for me.