Saturday, May 11, 2024
Ps 73:24
24 Thou shalt guide me
with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Ps 32:8
8 I will instruct thee
and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
The life of the believer is not a series of
accidental happenings. We are children of the Most High God and we are called
to a glorious purpose. While we have freedom of choice in the decisions we
make, God leads us along and guides the events of our lives to accomplish His
goals for us. Roadblocks, detours, and potholes are actually guides. The Word
of God is our roadmap, and our destination is sure.
Much of my life has already been
spent and I can see His loving hand guiding me all along the way. I thrill at
what he has yet in store for me. I am more settled now than ever before and yet
more restless. It is a conflict I have learned to accept as normal for me. My gifts
and my calling are more acceptable to me, and I have left off trying to
accomplish someone else’s dreams. This is the backward look.
Our text offers a forward look. It says: “and
afterward!” Ah! Afterward! I take that to mean the end of life. Like
Stephen when he was being stoned, I expect to see Jesus standing at the
Father’s right hand. I shall see angels waiting to congratulate me on finishing
my course. I look forward to seeing loved ones gone before and I shall receive
an inheritance that does not fade away. Afterward! This is the forward look.
Mark 9:2-4
2 And after six days
Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an
high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment
became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white
them.
4 And there appeared
unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Dear Lord, thank you
for daily counsel and guidance but most of all, thank you for a bright
“afterward!” AMEN
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