Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 1-12

Put your hope in the Lord.
Travel steadily along HIS PATH. – Psalm 37:34a

Have you considered how blessed we are that God is active in our lives. He did so much more than just give us the written word. God has a plan for our life — a path for us to walk. He is faithful to give us wisdom to know what is right and discernment to know what is wrong.

GOD LED DAVID DOWN THE PATH HE HAD PLANNED

I will instruct you and teach you in THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO;
I will counsel you and watch over you. – Psalm 32:8

The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for the living. – Psalm 19:7-8

When Samuel anointed David king, there was no clear explanation of what was ahead. David must have wondered how to proceed when King Saul, whom David genuinely loved and served, continued to threaten David’s life over and over again. When Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage and then later gave her to another man, David must have felt disgraced. There were so many details David probably wanted to know, yet God faithfully revealed what David needed to know.

GOD GAVE DAVID WHAT HE NEEDED TO KNOW AND DAVID TRUSTED GOD WITH THE UNKNOWNS.

In spite of all the question marks, David dedicated his life to the Lord. Despite the uncertainty of God’s timing, David trusted in God’s plan. Even though he had been betrayed, pursued, and rejected by God’s people, David wrote these beautiful words:

O Lord, I give my life to you.
I trust in you, my God!
Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.

Show me the RIGHT PATH, O Lord;
point out the ROAD FOR ME TO FOLLOW.
Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me.
All day long I put my hope in you.

Remember, O Lord, your compassion and unfailing love,
which you have shown from long ages past.
Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.
Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O Lord.
Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.
Remember in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O Lord.

The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the PROPER PATH to those who go astray.
He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them HIS WAY.
THE LORD LEADS with unfailing love and faithfulness
all who keep his covenant and obey his commands. – Psalm 25:1-10

We thank you, Lord, for being with us through difficult seasons of our life. We can face what lies ahead with confidence that we are never alone. Thank you for going before us and leading us down the right path, giving us the peace to trust you through the unknowns. This morning we feel the reality of your unfailing love and faithfulness, and we praise you! You are a good and faithful father, and we love you. Amen.

Teach me how to live, O Lord.
Lead me along THE RIGHT PATH… – Psalm 26:11a

Lead me in the RIGHT PATH, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me.
Make YOUR WAY plain for me to follow. – Psalm 5:8