Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me; for you are the God who saves me (Psalms 25:4-5). NLT
What magnificent verses for facing life in this new year full of important choices and decisions to make. Psalm 25 is a psalm of protection and deliverance and a lament. The psalmist combines confessions of guilt, with heartfelt pleas for mercy, protection, and guidance and expressions of confidence in God to be a compassionate deliverer.
Also, this Psalm of David is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. A final verse (25:22) with the Hebrew letter pe is added to the normal 22-letter alphabet. The letters aleph, lamed, pe open the first, middle (25:11), and last lines of the Psalm. Together, they spell aleph, the first letter of the alphabet, from a Hebrew root that means "to learn." What a guide in choosing God's way!
There are so many choices and so little time! You can be sure you're choosing God's way when you ask Him to "show you the right path" by "pointing out the road to follow." Isn't it good news to know that God will point out your path when put your faith in Him. He won't be vague about it, but will tell you exactly what to do. The Bible says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take (Proverbs 3:5-6).
In choosing God's way, the Lord will give you specific guidance, direction, and instruction, but you must be willing to follow the path. Isn't it terrible when God tells someone what to do, but they don't it! Let's not second guess God in 2015, brothers and sisters! Don't think you know it all, or that you know more than God! Pray and see what the Word of God says about your problem! The Bible says, "There is a path before each person that seems right but it ends in death" (Proverbs 16:25). No matter how well you lead on the job, at home, church, and/or school, in choosing God's way, you must be willing, like the psalmist, to follow, "Lead me by your truth" and a learn, "Teach me". We must be willing to be lead and taught by the Word of God which is the truth of God.
God's way provides more benefits than any other way! God's way is the way of truth (Ps. 25:5), mercy (Ps. 25:10), obedience (Ps. 25;10), peace (Prov. 3:17), holiness (Isa. 35:8), safety (Isa. 35:9), prosperity (Gen 24:56).How can we learn and choose God's way? Through Jesus Christ the God who saves (John 6:40, John 8:12, John 10:28; John 10:9)! I love it where the psalmist says, for you are the God who saves me (v5b). That is what the Lord did and does for me. He saved me and he keeps on saving me, even when I don't deserve it. Ask Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson. And the best part, Jesus wants to save anyone who is willing to put faith in Him. Jesus saves!
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