Isaiah 48:17
“This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”
Isaiah 48:17 NIV
God Himself is our teacher. He is all knowing and all wise and understands us better than we understand ourselves. Through His instruction and guidance, He keeps us from making decisions that could destroy us. Without His divine intervention we would falter and the possibilities we have as Christians would become impossibilities. God’s best is available for each one of us. But we can get so busy that we miss it. The same Spirit of God Who led the people of Israel through the desert, rained down manna from heaven and opened the Jordan so they could enter the promised land, is the same Holy Spirit who teaches and trains us in the way we should go. He guards and guides us during our sojourn on earth. The Holy Spirit Who guided the children of Israel through the desert is the same Spirit of God Who guides us along the path that is best for each one of us, even if it is sometimes uncomfortable or difficult. The Spirit-inspired words of Isaiah were an encouragement to the people of Israel, who were suffering affliction during their Babylonian captivity, and it is the same Holy Spirit that speaks to us and gently leads the body of Christ through the peaks and pitfalls of this worldly system. The One Who convicts of sin is the same Holy Spirit who leads and is guiding us along the path of duty, pointing out the road of righteousness, instructing us on the highway of holiness and bearing us up on eagle's wings through times of exhaustion. He is the One Who protects us in the way of affliction, by pointing us to Christ as He plants our feet on the expressway to heaven. He guides us into all truth, by speaking to us through the inspired Holy Scriptures, and He is the One that unveils the gracious character of God, teaching us to live a life that's pleasing to Him, by directing us along the most beneficial way, through His wise and gentle child-training. He is the One who points us to Christ, the Author and Finisher of our faith, Who died and rose again so that we might live and be raised into life immortal, and He is the one that bestows on us gifts of the spirit and spiritual graces. The believer that has a teachable spirit is the one that the Lord can lead and guide into the way of truth. God directs our way according to His plans and purposes for our life. If we rebel against Him, we rebel against His wonderful plans for us and we are the ones who will miss out. His constant watch over us is for our own good and even before we turn a wrong way, if we listen to Him, He is faithful to re-direct our steps back onto the path that will give us life and blessings. Indeed, He always knows what's best for us. All we have to do is to trust Him and love Him!!!
Father thank You for this day and that You are our guide and defender, our rock and our stay. Lord open the storehouses of Your abundant blessings and shower them down upon my friend and family today. Lord thank You, that You are the same today as You were when You led the children of Israel through their times of difficulties and oppression. Lord give us a teachable spirit, listening ears, and an attentive heart so that we may learn all that Your Holy Spirit desires to teach us. Lord continue to guide us we pray, in the way that is best for us. Lord use my friend to be the light of Your love to all today. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !
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