He Goes Before You

As I prayed for a friend that was facing a path of uncertainty, I asked God to go before her and prepare the way.  I asked Him to walk alongside of her as she started down a new and unpredictable road.  I began to request that He go behind her to tie up any loose ends when a thought intruded upon my petition.

How many of us ask God to go before us without really thinking about what we are asking?  Do we even believe it is possible when we pray words like these or are they just something we say?

The amazingly good news is that our God is not bound by time and space.  He is omnipresent, meaning that He is everywhere at the same time.  He is atemporal: independent of or unaffected by time.  He is timeless.  Since our God is not restricted to the limits of time, there is no situation you will face where He has not already been.  No path you can take where He hasn’t walked ahead of you to prepare the way.

No matter what you are facing today.  You are not alone.  He is there now.  He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  You don’t need to be afraid.  Your emotions may dictate otherwise, but you are perfectly safe in His care.  So, unfurl those hands.  Let go.  He’s already seen your situation through to the end.  You can trust His plans for you.

You go before me and follow me.  You place your hand of blessing on my head.  Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!  I can never escape from your Spirit!  I can never get away from your presence!  If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.  If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.  I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night— but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.  To you the night shines as bright as the day.  Darkness and light are the same to you.  Psalms 139:5-12 (NLT)