Prov. 2:8,
"He guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.” What challenges,
difficulties and trials are we going to face today?
We simply
do not know. We do know that our lives as Christians will not be free
from trials and difficulties. Jesus said to His disciples, "If they persecuted me, they will persecute you
also" (Jn. 15:20) and Paul wrote, "Everyone
who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted" (2 Tim. 3:12).
That is why
this promise in the book of Proverbs is such a precious one. It is a promise made to all God's children, for
we are all just in the sight of God
through faith in Christ and we are His faithful people because we seek to live lives that honour Him and bring
glory to Him. The promise of God to us is that He guards our course and
protects our way. This means that God goes before us in all things, just
as the shepherd in the Middle East goes before
his sheep. It means that God enables us and empowers us to meet
every challenge and to come through it to His glory. The promise is not that He will remove trials, difficulties and challenges but that He will take us through them and keep us faithful to Him so that we do not fall away and are not overcome.
every challenge and to come through it to His glory. The promise is not that He will remove trials, difficulties and challenges but that He will take us through them and keep us faithful to Him so that we do not fall away and are not overcome.
Let us reflect
today on this great Biblical truth: we are able to live the Christian life not because we are strong,
but because He who lives in us and keeps us is strong and mighty in all things.
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