#90: Left, Right or Up

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...And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
Exodus 2:11‭-‬12 NKJV

I remember a story of a man who was so poor he had nothing to eat. He took his son out with him to steal from a nearby farm so they could have something to eat. When they reached the farm, he told his son to stay on guard and to alert him if anyone was coming. As he was about to start plucking out the grains his son alerted him that someone was watching them. To his surprise when he asked where the person was in an attempt to plan a subtle escape, his son pointed up.

Quite often we hide in our rooms, behind our desks, under our blankets perpetrating evil. Who exactly are we hiding from? Definitely not God (Heb. 4:13). At times we struggle with diverse challenges and seek help from places that just offer its mirage.

He is not oblivious of your challenges, He doesn't see just to chastise, He is also reaching out His hands to help; to help you stand in the midst of the storm, to give you the answer to the problem that has been trying to steal your peace, to give you strength to overcome that temptation. He's saying 'ask my son, just ask that you can receive (Matt. 7:7-8) my hands are not too short to reach out (Num. 11:23) just ask.' Isn't that beautiful, that the God of eternity is giving you a blank cheque?

That's not all, let me tell you yet another beautiful thing, even when you fail, He is still there waiting, you do not need to drown in the ocean of self pity been bartered up by the tides of guilt. Return to Him, you're never too far gone for the one whose eyes goes to and fro the entire earth (2 Chron. 16:9), for the earth is indeed his foot stool (Isa. 66:1). How often do you misplace stuff on your foot stool? Just think about it.

ACTION POINT:
Lift up your eyes to Him, for all the strength you need, He is waiting to give. Just ask.

Enoch Linosom.

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