Many times, the Lord God shows you and me the next step for this day alone… and we can trust Him to lead us in paths of righteousness as we follow Him.

Other times, the Lord reveals what we are to do for the coming months and even years in broad brush strokes.  He does not give details… again we can trust Him to fill in the details as we go forward.

God had a plan for Moses and He laid it out in broad brush strokes.

God told Moses to go to Egypt and gather the leaders from among the Hebrew slaves.  Moses was to tell them he was sent by God to deliver them from slavery.

Who were they to petition and for what were they to ask?
(NASB) Exodus 3:18 “They will pay heed to what you say; and you with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt and you will say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us.  So now, please, let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’”

What did God know would happen?
(NASB) Exodus 3:19 “But I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion.”

How would God work out His plans?
(NASB) Exodus 3:20 “So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.”

When God plans, His plans bring results.
(NASB) Exodus 3:21 “I will grant this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be that when you go you will not go empty-handed.
22 ‘But every woman shall ask of her neighbor and the woman who lives in her house, articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; and you will put them on your sons and daughters.  Thus you will plunder the Egyptians.”

Remember: “For nothing is impossible with God.”  (Luke 1:37)

~ Take it to heart ~

(NASB) Jeremiah 29:11 “‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.”

Whatever the LORD reveals you to do, do that!
Wherever the LORD reveals you are to go, go there!
Whenever the LORD reveals you are to go, go then!