Any time in life when we feel like we are in the way it is
usually a bad thing; no one wants to be in the way or to be told to get out of
the way. You can probably think of a time when you were told to get out of the
way, or when you felt like you were being a pest for being in the way.
But being in the way is not always a bad thing.
In Genesis 24 the very elderly Abraham commissioned one of
his workers to go to Abraham’s home country and find a wife for his son Isaac.
So the worker decided that when he saw a young woman he would ask her for a
drink, and if she volunteered to draw water for his flock, then he would know
that he found the right girl.
The first girl he sees is Rebekah, and sure enough, when he
asks her for a drink, she offers to give water to all of his animals. In verse
27 this servant thanks God for what has happened and said, “Blessed be the
Lord…the Lord has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.”
It is always good to be in the way if we are allowing the
Lord to lead us, and if we are obediently following Him.
After all, Jesus said of Himself, “I Am the Way, the Truth,
and the Life; no man comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
So ask yourself today, am I in the way going God’s way, or
am I saying “no way” and going some other way?
You might not have heard this much growing up, but get in
the way!
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