interuptions

Read Psalm 16

Thus says the LORD: “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls." ~ Jeremiah 6:16

With the exception of a few adventurers, most of us do not like to see any sign of deviation in our trek through life. But it appears that once in a while God loves to interrupt the plans of man. Throughout the entire Bible, God intervenes in the lives of people very eager to get to a particular place.

For example, Hagar, the slave of Sarah, fled, but God went to meet her and reveal what awaited her (Genesis 16). Balaam, a courier hired to curse the people of God, was found by God through an angel, who moved to bless Israel (Numbers 22-24). Saul on the road to Damascus was planning to pursue Christian believers, but Christ found him on the way and changed his life forever (Acts 9:1-19). Two travelers on the way to Emmaus were filled with despair until Christ intervened in their lives to offer comfort (Luke 24:13-35). And through the death of my son Gabriel, I have seen the path of the Lord that I must take.

God intervenes in our lives to guide us on a better path, one that transforms our plans into the plans of God and our despair into hope.

Prayer: Oh God, help me to be conscious of the different forms You reveal yourself to me in my everyday life and during my times of trial and tribulations. Amen.

~ Ismael De La Tejera