The King’s Road

MORNING THOUGHTS ☕️

Still in Numbers 20, and this morning the line that jumped out of me was this:

“We will stay on the king’s road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory.”

There were giants in the land. Hostile enemies. Threats and armies waiting to attack. The Israelites were refused passage. They were forced to turn around.

That story is worth digging deeper into and writing about…but this morning, I’m looking at that sentence differently.

I see it like a declaration.

I AM STAYING ON THE KING’S ROAD AND I WILL NEVER LEAVE IT UNTIL I PASS THROUGH THIS TERRITORY.

What a visual. Us. Walking on the KING’s road. Encountering all kinds of things along the way. Trials. Obstacles. Tests. Things that want to threaten to knock us off course. Intimidating things that make us want to retreat.

But on the King’s road is the safest place to be. No matter what comes our way. Never leave it. Don’t sway. Don’t take the short cut. Don’t look for an easier route.

Stay on the King’s road.

xox.eb