Guide: February 15, 2012

TODAYS WORD FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2012.

GUIDE

DEFINITION:

Show the way to; escort; direct; manage.

SCRIPTURE:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Life is like an untraveled trail with complex twists and turns. Have you ever gone hiking on a trail in the mountains? There are always signs that clearly mark the trails and signs that remind you to stay on the trail. If you make the mistake of leaving the right trail you become lost and may never reach your destination.

There are many examples in life where one needs a guide. How many times have you been driving on a road and run into a construction crew making the road impassible? Many times you will see guides at the beginning of the construction zone to help you through. We have guides when we travel in unknown territory. We need guides in many situations. We have guides that direct us in hospitals. Without signs it would be hard to find what we want in large malls and stores.

In our daily life we run into appealing activities that if we take our eyes off of our guide, Jesus, we can easily be detoured to the quicksand of sin. We may at times have to journey over some hard terrain or deep valleys. The only way to be sure we are walking right is to follow a guide who knows the way perfectly.

We remember seeing years ago a large picture on an office wall. An artist painted a picture of the Lord Jesus standing behind a young man whose eyes were focused in the direction that the Master was pointing. Jesus’ hand was on the man’s shoulder, and you could only imagine He is saying, “This is the way we are going. I will get you to your destination.”

If you are honest with yourself you will admit that you are ill-equipped to go through life alone. God created us knowing that we would need His guidance. In our own knowledge and reasoning power we are simply not able to figure out how to consistently make wise decisions. Some people feel they are wise enough to make their decisions on their own but sooner or later they fail.

The assuring hand of our Lord on our shoulder will always lead us down the right path to good choices if we put our total trust in Him as our guide. We urge you to choose to follow the lead of Jesus by reading His Word and then by applying biblical principles to your walk in life. Also learn to pray through both large and small decisions you need to make and seek the path that He wants to guide you through.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in John 14:1-2.

Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

PRAYER:

Help me today to find the right path that You have marked out for me to walk on today. Help me to keep my eyes totally on You even though I may not see clearly the path you have for me. Thank You for walking beside me today and everyday as my guide in life.