And you shall remember all the ways in which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. Deuteronomy 8:2

In days of trials and challenges, when all paths are uncertain and when it seems impossible to move forward, the Lord has one thing to tell us … ‘Remember’!

We should remember the ways the Lord led us through all the years that have gone by. We need to thank Him; then we will receive the strength to move on. 

Yet the Lord says, “During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet.Deuteronomy 29:5 

A study conducted by a General in the US army reveals these facts:

For forty years the Lord led thirty lakhs of people in an awesome manner. They required 1500 tonnes of food per day, which is equal to two goods trains of food. If the food for one person per day cost 1 dollar, it took 9 million dollars per day for the food alone. Cooking for that many people required 4000 tonnes of firewood, and everyday demanded 10 million gallons (1 gallon = 3.7 lit) of water.

Yet the Lord provided for them every day and they lacked nothing … manna, quail, water … pillar of cloud and pillar of fire… praise the Lord!

We serve the very same God! No one is able to grasp completely the ways the Lord has led you all these years … sickness, dangers, face to face encounters with death, attacks of the evil one, temptations to sin, days when you decided you do not want to live, times when you could not take even a single step forward.

But the Lord held your hand and led you up to this point! Jesus is able to lead you into eternity!

‘Remember’ … the ways in which the Lord led you in the days of the past! Hallelujah!

For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end.Psalms 48:14