Picture this: You are an Egyptian farmer living in Bible times. You get up in the morning to do your chores, just like any other day. You kiss your spouse, make breakfast for your kids, and feed the cat. You go to the front door to get your copy of the Egyptian Herald, but when you look outside, you notice something unusual. It is dark outside, as if a storm is brewing, but you see no rain, and hear no thunder. You look closer, and shudder with fear when you realize the cause of the darkness: Swarms of flies so thick that even the sun is blocked by them. The ground is covered by them, as is everything around you. They are everywhere outside, and the instant you open the door, thousands of them enter your house. You run outside trying to escape the cloud of them, but you cannot, because it seems the entire land is covered by them. The further you go, the more flies you see. Suddenly, you see a clearing ahead. As you crest the next hill, you emerge from the cloud of incessant flies to see the land of Goshen, the land of the Israelites, a land completely free of flies. You are filled with fear, wonder, and confusion. Why is this happening? What is the point of all of this???
God still does this today. How many times have we been cruising along, content with our own lives, thinking we have everything in control, and a storm of flies blankets our “perfect” world, and blackens the vision that we had in our minds. We can wonder “what do I do next” or “where do I go” or “why are all of these flies ruining my perfect life?” This is when we need to go to the land of Goshen, where God is in control, and allow Him to rule over our lives. So many times we see the clear distinctions that God puts before us, but we insist on traveling on our fly-covered pathway. Stop, ask God to show us the vision that He has for our lives, and allow Him to guide us into the land that He has set apart for us. God will put distinctions before us; which way will we choose to go?
