Caught In The Narrows

Then the Angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. Numbers 22:24

We do not need the full story here to gather one overwhelming point about whoever might be involved in it: they are going to have to meet this angel now. Whether to attempt to go over or through, but going around is no longer an option with the pathway narrowed and blocked. Of course, an Angel of the Lord is probably a most powerful enemy should one attempt to go through. To go back is an option that many would take. To later tell that one did not want to take on an angel in a contest of strength is no dishonor to even the mightiest of us. However, the narrow path speaks of a meeting the Lord would have us see through to the end. 

This current crisis is too much for any one of us. We might rather not meet it, but the pathway is narrow now and we are going to stand before this challenge to see what message the Lord has for us. Traveling out to one of the places where many are infected to 'meet the challenge head-on' is probably not the wiser course of action. Attempting to run out into the hills and hole up for a season may not be possible for most of us. Nature, as many have found out, in the wild is not very forthcoming with the food and comfort. However, standing boldly before the Lord's messenger to hear the message will soon be a choice for each person as the boundaries of the crisis map close in around us.  

There is one message that is always before us in any crisis: Jesus the Christ has come down to us in the flesh and died upon the cross bearing our sins. Believe in Him and be forgiven! 

In the love of Christ Jesus,
Bucky