DHFJ He knows the way that I take. (Job 23:10) O believer, what a glorious assurance this verse is! What confidence I have because “the way that I take”—this way of trials and tears, however winding, hidden, or tangled—“He knows”! When the “furnace [is] heated seven times hotter than usual” (Dan. 3:19), I can know He still lights my way. There is an almighty Guide who knows and directs my steps, whether they lead to the bitter water at the well of Marah or to the joy and refreshment of the oasis at Elim (see Ex. 15:23, 27). The way is dark to the Egyptians yet has its own pillar of cloud and fire for God’s Israel.The furnace may be hot, but not only can I trust the hand that lights the fire, I can also have the assurance the fire will not consume but only refine.And when the refining process is complete, not a moment too soon or too late,“I will come forth as gold” (Job 23:10). When I feel God is the farthest away, He is often the nearest to me. “Whe...
