“Our Guiding Light”

Scripture:

Psalm 73:22-24
I was so foolish and ignorant—I must have seemed like a senseless animal to You.
Yet I still belong to You; You are holding my right hand.
You will keep on guiding me with Your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. (NLT)

Observation:

Prior to my new life in Christ Jesus I lived much like the animals do—driven by my fallen nature and desperately trying to satisfy my hungry needs in order to survive. Even though I had (as everyone has) the God given sense of right and wrong and good and bad (Genesis 1:26), the difference was confusing at best, for much of what the world saw as right and good was in fact, in God’s sight, both wrong and bad. And the longer I lived my life abiding in the world’s ways, the more confused and hopeless I became. Finally, after many years of groping in confusion, I gave up trying to understand the purpose of this cruel and unfair life. And in my hopelessness and self-pity, I set my sights on death and whatever came after that, for I believed there were no other options for me. What I find so amazing about our God and Savior is that He never gave up on me, no matter how far I strayed from His Truth. Because of His incredible and incomprehensible mercy and grace He never fully stopped trying to draw me out of the darkness of this dying world and into His life-giving Light. And once the Lord had my full attention and I humbly and gratefully surrender my broken life to His will.

Application:

When we give up our sin filled life for one of righteousness, the Lord will never stop guiding our journey Home (Psalm 48:14) where we will live with Him; forever freed from sin and suffering. Whatever it may be that is keeping you from trading your guilt and shame for His forgiveness, let it go and surrender your brokenness to the LORD. Do not be duped into believing there is no hell, because the enemy of your soul wants to take as many of us as He can into the Lake of Fire when Jesus descends from Heaven to sit on the Great White Throne to judge all those who have refused to follow and obey Him (Revelation 20:11,15). There is no time to waste, my friends, for the last day is quickly approaching. We know neither the day nor the hour, but God’s warnings are clear and concise with many signs that have already come and gone throughout the ages.

Prayer:
I pray in Your Glorious Name, O Lord, that You continue to give us both Your wisdom and strength to hold steadfast in the Truth of Your Word. Comfort us in the coming days that You have so graciously warned us about. Help us rely on You for all that is good in a world gone bad.

Amen