Jehovah's Way (By Lory Persaud)

Exodus 14:31- 15:2
“I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation…”

They learned a song and sang it to the Lord. It was the first corporate thing the Israelites did after God rescued them from the Egyptians by bringing them on dry ground through the Red Sea. As the Israelites prepared to continue in their journey through the desert and to the Promised Land, they were going to need to remember how God miraculously came through for them and displayed the majesty of his power on their behalf. What better reminder than a song to sing as they trudged through the sand?
When I was serving as a missionary with YWAM years ago, I wasn’t exempt from raising support for my living expenses, including $200 rent each month. I remember struggling with consistent support and running out of money completely. I went to my room, shut the door, told God what I needed, and then I wrote the song below. It was my expression of faith that God would provide for me. That same evening, shortly after I had played through my song a few times, the phone rang.
“Do you need some money?” my sister asked out of the blue.
God honoured my expression of trust.
I have been thinking back on this memory and song lately. I think about what God was trying to teach me about Himself; his character. I want to trust that he is still making ways for me when I don’t know how to move forward; I want to remind myself He is still providing for my every need.

To Ponder: Think back to a time God came through for you. What aspect of His character did he demonstrate to you? How can you apply that truth to your present situation? What action can you take to express trust that God will meet your needs?

Prayer: Lord, thank you that you are the Good Shepherd and the Way-Maker. Thank you that we can entrust our lives into your hands at all times, especially when we don’t know what to do next. Please grant us the grace to trust you in great ways and to put our faith in you into action, even if that action is simply to rest, knowing that you will make a way for us when we presently don’t see any way forward.

Praise:
Jehovah’s Way by Lory Persaud

The Lord led me down this road
I didn’t come here alone
But now I can’t see the ‘how’
The shores are before me now

You are the King of land and sea
You speak a word and it comes to be
Come now Jehovah
Make a way for me

I have faith and I believe
I’ve planted my mustard seed
Waiting never was my thing
But in the meantime I’ll sing

You are the King of land and sea
You speak a word and it comes to be
Come now Jehovah
Make a way for me

The wind will begin to blow
Your word says get up and go
The water breaks and stands still
I cannot refuse your will

You are the King of land and sea
You speak a word and it comes to be
Look my Jehovah
Made a way for me

Though troubles follow, I’ll run
You use the weak and the young
The waves crash over the foe
And upward, onward I go
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You are the King of land and sea
You speak a word and it comes to be
Look my Jehovah
Made a way for me