"SHARING GRACE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT GOD'S LEADING AND DIRECTION"
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;”
Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
Taken from today's reading in "The One Year Bible”.
1. What God calls us to do about being led by Him.
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;”
Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
Here God gives us plain and easy to understand instruction about what to do with ourselves.
We are to trust Him with all of our heart. Or a full and complete faith in God.
Secondly, we are not to lean on our own understanding.
Or to put it another way, we are not to depend on our understanding.
Ot to put it even another way, we are to seek His will in all that we do.
We can depend on Him, but we must first trust in Him.
2. What God promises to do for those who receive His Word.
Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
Now we have the promise of what God will do for those who do put their trust in Him.
We are promised that God will direct our paths.
The idea here behind this word "direct" is actually one that means to clear the way, and open up the way, to make the way straight and easier to do on.
It would be the picture of having debris removed from the road, and making your travel easier.
It's easier to travel through this life by trusting in God than by trusting in ourselves.
Some Questions:
1. Do you know that trust or faith comes to us from the Bible?
2. Have you ever wondered why God calls people to be people of His Word?
3. Have you found direction and help from God as You have taken His Word seriously in your heart?
4. Will you ask Him today to help You put your complete trust in Him?
5. Trusting God is the same as surrounding to Him, will you do that this day?
A Prayer:
Father, thank You that we do not have to travel through this life alone. We have You with us, and we can engage with You day by day by giving our lives to You and depending on You. We do not have to depend on our own wisdom, but we can look to You to guide us and to direct us. Help us, Lord, to start each day this way, and thank You that we can be assured that You who cannot lie will do Your part. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia
