"Carried All The Way"

Carried All the Way!

Deuteronomy 1:30-31

30 The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, 31 and in the wilderness. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.”

The picture of a father gently carrying his son is an image of God’s love, power, and protection extended to us as his children.
When we cannot go any further, we are drained of our desire to keep going.

We feel beaten up by life’s circumstances and it feels like our backs are against the wall.
And so, we don’t want to show up anymore.

I remember hearing about the 1992 Olympics Men’s 400-meter semifinals in Barcelona, when British runner Jim Redmond injured his leg.

The announcer said, “He’s out!” Redmond’s pain apparently was so intense, he cried.
He couldn’t run, but he hopped on one foot, heading for the finish line.

The crowd cheered because he didn’t stop. He wouldn’t let anyone help him until his dad ran out onto the course and wrapped his arms around him.

The father held his son until he made it to the finish line.

When we’re running our race in life and can’t see our way through, our heavenly Father will gently carry us all the way.
There’s no reason to feel shame or guilt.

God will carry us through the wilderness. God is near as He is our present help in times of trouble. Amen.

God is always with us, wherever we are, and he promises us that we will make it through.

Heavenly Father, thank you for carrying me when I can’t. Amen.