Know the Way?

Jeremiah 10:23 LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

When I was a little girl it was mother who always said, "Go this way, don't take the shortcut, go that way or you will not find the store." Her words ring in my ears when I need to make decisions about where I am going. The only trouble is they ring in my ear as a sweet voice from times past, now she cannot guide me for two reasons. One that she is no longer on earth and secondly I do need divine guidance. Even with all her wisdom and love for me, she could never have guided me in the right manner.

How often we are guided by the voice of men? Some people will advise us because they think it is the right way to go. Others will advise us because they have tried it out before and it worked for them, still others will advise because they think they know what is best for us.

Today let us really contemplate on this verse in Jeremiah. So true, we have not made ourselves, we cannot so much as take a breath if it were not for God allowing it, so then how can we make all those decisions without seeking His will and His way?

"I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope." Psalm 16:7-8

Let us wholeheartedly seek counsel from the One who knows the end from the beginning.