Our Wondrous Trek

June 5

"The steps of a man are established by the Lord, and He delights in his way. When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, because the Lord is the One who holds his hand." Psalm 37:23-24

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before us today? How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person's seemingly small act of obedience! Rest assured: Do what God tells you to do now, and, depend upon it, you will be shown what to do next. -- Elisabeth Elliot (from Quest for Love: True Stories of Passion and Purity)


How wondrous is the thought expressed in Psalm 37—God is holding our hand. He calls us His children, and as a loving Father, He assures we will not fall because He Himself prevents our being hurled into the consequence of our stumbling.

None of us is free of sin, none of us has walked without disappointing God in our attitudes or our actions, but He keeps us from the logical outcome of them. His love covers us—and that covering was supplied at Calvary.

How we rejoice that we have a Savior who stumbled and fell along the Via Dolorosa, the Way of Sorrows, in our behalf. How we rejoice that He bore the pain of that wretched road in our stead. How thankful we are that His journey of death has led to our journey of life!

Because of what Jesus has done for us, our part becomes, as Elizabeth Elliott says, to do what God tells us to do now and to trust Him for guidance as to what to do next. That becomes a wondrous trek when we walk hand-in-hand beside Jesus, our Savior.