Although I had never seen this person before, I chose
him as a trustworthy guide—at least for the next hour.
My wife and I were on vacation in the mountains
of Tennessee and wanted to visit somewhere we hadn’t been before. Forbidden
Caverns popped up in our search as near our location and on the way home. I
visited caverns as a child, but many years had passed since I had walked
beneath the earth’s surface.
We anxiously waited in the lobby for our guide to
appear. After he did, he led us down a hallway and stopped us at the end of the
ramp. He introduced himself and explained what we would do.
As we toured our designated pathways, I noticed
many more walkways spinning off in various directions. Knowing how dark it
would be if the electricity failed, I was glad we had a guide who knew the
layout, had the means to contact help, and could provide accurate information
about the cave’s history and the present forms of life that lived there.
God told David he would guide him along life’s
pathway—advising him along the way—and David trusted him to do so. After all, he
had guided him while he was a shepherd boy and did the same when he became king
of Israel.
God Is Competent
God is a trustworthy guide because he’s
competent. Our cave guide didn’t make the cave, but he knew it intimately. He
had been trained and could now lead others.
God Is Sovereign
God is sovereign. He made the earth, currently
guides all the affairs on earth, and will culminate the end by making a new
heaven and a new earth. He is all-wise and all-powerful. He dwells in the
future we’ve not experienced. He knows our future, has good plans for our
future, and will guide us into it if we let him.
God Is a Helper
God can also provide the help we need along
life’s journey. When trials, tribulations, and confusing times affront us, he
can give us the power to overcome and the wisdom to make the right decisions.
All the above make God a trustworthy guide. I’ve
used maps, people, GPSs, and phone apps to guide me, but they all failed at
some point. God never will.
God Is a Guide
Choose God as your trustworthy guide to maneuver
you through the often-confusing thing called life.
Father, I trust you to guide me through the
dangerous and confusing obstacles along life’s journey.
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