WATCHWORD:
1 In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. 2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3 No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause. 4 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. 5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:1-5
Meditation:
The Better Way
The writer of Psalm 25 moves between the need for help and thoughts of trust in God. The writer wants to know the right way to go. Who has not been lost or had to make a difficult decision? Or uncertain about which way to turn. We look for someone to help us make a right decision: a family member, a friend, Pastor, or a teacher.
On most days our travel is familiar and as we move ahead with our lives, we’re on familiar ground. We stay on the known, the prescribed and paved road. Then there other days, when decisions were called for, where indecision was haunting us like a grey cloud. Walking the familiar trail is one thing, we can continue, but when we come to a path that leads away in a different direction. A path where the ground is well beaten down by the feet of those who have chosen this way, maybe because it was easier or faster or close? Perhaps it was simply more beautiful. Should I go in that direction, should I make that decision, would it be best, or should I stay with the familiar?
The psalmist has placed a marker near the path, a prayer that stops me when I am lost or have a difficult decision to make: Show me your way, Lord, teach me Your paths. Which is the better way? Ask and He will guide you.
So, we travel along in confidence born in the guidance our Lord and when we come to a detour of indecision we simply pause in our journey to ask faithful God lead me down the right pathway. It takes trust and faith in our Lord, but He is faithful and true.
Inspired by a devotional in The Word In Season.
Count Down:
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Closing Prayer:
Thank you for your guidance and your leadership Lord during those times when I just don’t know which way to go. Thank you for being with me yesterday, today and I know you’ll be there for tomorrows throughout my life. Thank you for friends, for health, for all the graces that you’ve given me. May we live this and every day conscious of all that has been given to us. In Jesus name. Amen
