7. And he led them forth by the right way. There
are many wrong ways, but only one right one, and into this none can lead us but
God himself. When the Lord is leader the way is sure to be right; we never need
question that. Forth from the pathless mazes of the desert he conducted the
lost ones; he found the way, made the way, and enabled them to walk along it,
faint and hungry as they were. That they might go to a city of habitation.
The end was worthy of the way: he did not lead them from one desert to another,
but he gave the wanderers an abode, the weary ones a place of rest. They
found no city to dwell in, but he found one readily enough. What we
can do and what God can do are two very different things. What a
difference it made to them to leave their solitude for a city, their trackless
path for well-frequented streets, and their faintness of heart for the
refreshment of a home! Far greater are the changes which divine love works in
the condition of sinners when God answers their prayers and brings them to
Jesus. Shall not the Lord be magnified for such special mercies? Can we who
have enjoyed them sit down in ungrateful silence?
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