✝ Daily Encouragement (01/28/26) "Broken Chariot Wheels"
Published: Wed, 01/28/26
Updated: Wed, 01/28/26
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Wednesday,
January 28,
2026
This
stone
farmhouse is
in southern
Lebanon
County.
It
was very cold
yesterday but
the roads were
cleared.
Click on image to enlarge "Broken
Chariot
Wheels" Message summary: The providence of God can be a terrifying thought or a tremendous comfort. It depends on your position in Christ. As believers we can rest in the calm assurance that God rules for our ultimate good. Today, may you find peace and assurance in this Biblical truth. Listen to our message on your audio player.
"He
(God) made the
wheels of
their chariots
come off so
that they had
difficulty
driving. And
the Egyptians
said, "Let's
get away from
the
Israelites!
The Lord is
fighting for
them against
Egypt" (Exodus
14:25). "The
Son is the
radiance of
God’s glory
and the exact
representation
of His being,
sustaining all
things by His
powerful word"
(Hebrews 1:3).
We were driving along Rt. 340, between two of our county's most colorfully named towns; Bird In Hand and Intercourse and passed an Amish buggy broken down. The right front wheel had fallen off and we saw it leaning against the guard rail about 100 feet behind the buggy. I rather doubt the Amish use AAA but the horse and occupants of the buggy were gone when we passed by. We've ridden in buggies and that must have been a bit scary when the wheel fell off! Hopefully they had a mobile phone to call for help. Actually the area was heavily settled by Amish so I'm sure they got some neighborly help right away. We didn't go back that way but I doubt the wheel stayed there for long. Have you ever had a wheel come off while you're driving down the highway? Although I've had a few flat tires I've never had a wheel fall off or a blowout while driving. From a young age we have heard the significance of the invention of the wheel and the contribution it made to civilization. It's a very useful tool of life in so many ways. Today's text references the very first mention of a wheel in the Bible. Exodus 14 chronicles the miraculous deliverance of the Israelites as they walked across the Red Sea on dry land as God had parted the waters. Most, even with nominal Bible knowledge, know this story as part of the Exodus.
As
they departed
Egypt and
crossed the
dry land on
the sea floor
the Egyptians
chased after
them. "He
(Pharoah) took
six hundred of
the best
chariots,
along with all
the other
chariots of
Egypt, with
officers over
all of them"
(v.9). I
wonder how the
rank and file
chariot
drivers felt
when commanded
to follow
their leaders
through the
parted sea!
They witnessed
a mighty
miracle,
nevertheless
Scripture
declares that
their hearts
were hardened
(v.17).
But
several verses
later we read,
"He (God)
made the
wheels of
their chariots
come off".
Now surely the
finest
mechanics in
Egypt had
serviced those
chariots for
Pharaoh. These
mechanics
would have
been highly
skilled using
the latest
wheel building
techniques and
the finest
materials
available.
And
notice the
plural
"chariots". If
only one wheel
fell off we
could see that
as merely an
accident but
it appears
that all the
wheels fell
off on all or
most of the
chariots.
"So that they had difficulty driving." You don't say!!!
When
the Almighty
God of the
universe
ordains that
wheels come
off, no human
invention or
mechanical
skill will
stop them!
This
is an example
of God's
providence
over the
affairs of
men.
What
was the
response of
the Egyptians
to their
chariots'
malfunctioning
wheels? "Let's
get away from
the
Israelites!
The LORD is
fighting for
them against
Egypt".
The Egyptians
rightly
recognized
that the Lord
was fighting
for His people
against their
enemies.
They'd already
witnessed
God's
miraculous
power in the
ten plagues
that preceded
the
Israelite's
escape. Why
did they think
that He was
going to turn
His back on
them at this
very critical
point?
The great doctrine of providence states that God is superintending over all of His creation in every way at all times. He is indeed, "sustaining all things by His powerful word". He's got each hair on our head counted (present tense) and not a single bird falls without His knowledge.* The Westminster Catechism states, "God's works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to His own glory." The providence of God can be a terrifying thought or a tremendous comfort. It depends on your position in Christ. As believers we can rest in the calm assurance that God rules for our ultimate good. Today, may you find peace and assurance in this Biblical truth.
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
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Brooksyne's
note:
Years ago I
was driving on
a very busy
interstate
near
Harrisburg
with three
lanes of
traffic
driving
probably 65
MPH. I could
hardly believe
my eyes when a
large tire
from a truck
came rolling
through the
line of
vehicles. I
prayed that it
would not roll
in front of my
car or others
but come to a
landing away
from the
traffic. I
also thought
of the driver
whose wheel
must have come
off and prayed
for their
safety. Since
it was not in
an area where
we live I
never heard
the news of an
accident but I
still remember
how odd it was
to see a tire
making its way
through cars
and trucks on
the highway. * The other day I was curious and looked up how many birds there are in the world. The estimate (of course) is 200-400 billion (see here) And according to other sources estimates vary.
This
morning
it was in the
low teens and
I was asked to
make a special
trip to pick
up the Amish
teachers to
take them to
school after a
two hour
delay. It was
a beautiful
drive with a
bright blue
sky. Martha,
one of the
teachers,
lives in this
farmhouse down
a long farm
lane. Although
most schools
were closed
yesterday her
school was
open and she
told me the
children rode
to school on
their
scooters. With
the very
frigid temps
and icy road
conditions
these diligent
scholars will
long remember
the winter of
2026!
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