Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Psalm
25:4
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is changing the way we work, travel, and play. Using
the signals from multiple satellites, an inexpensive GPS receiver can compute your
location anywhere in the world. Using the information can help a lost hiker return to
camp, enable a driver to locate a house in a strange city, or guide commercial fishermen
back to the place of a big catch. In a very real sense, it is "guidance from
above."
But it helps only the person who believes the information and acts on it. What if a person
viewed the GPS readout and said, "I can't possibly be where this says I am"?
What good would it be if a person turned off the unit, jammed it in a pocket, and headed
out on his own, saying, "I know I'm going east, even if this thing says I'm going
south"?
In a similar way, God's guidance through the Bible benefits us only when we trust His Word
and obey it. "The humble He guides in justice," the psalmist wrote, "and
the humble He teaches His way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as
keep His covenant and His testimonies" (Psalm 25:9-10).
Remember, guidance from above is promised to all who will accept God's Word and follow His
directions.
-DCM
We need God's guidance from above,
His daily leading, constant love;
As we trust Him for direction,
To our course He'll make correction.
-Fitzhugh
The question is not only "where do we stand?" but also "where are we
headed?"