Shew me Thy ways, O Lord; Teach me Thy paths. Ps 25:4

Much of our travels in life are spent in fairways much like highways, roadways, walkways, stairways, and even hallways. Yet there are times we must travel down the little know pathways to reach our desired destination. Quite often, we find that fairways are well prepared with guidelines and boundaries, cautions and warnings, marked with clear direction, and line of sight for things ahead. While pathways are less traveled, less cleared, unfamiliar, and not well known. The scripture passage teaches us that there are differences in God’s ways and His paths that He leads us in. God makes His ways known in His word. The word of God reveals the mighty acts of God and the principles of His Sovereignty for which we can know His ways. Scriptures declare His mighty acts in Creation. They declare His loving kindness to provide and protect His people. They declare His faithfulness to never give up nor forsake man in his rebellion. These things, God would have us to know of Him that we might trust Him, come to Him and rest in Him. “They shall not enter into My rest, because they have not known My ways” (Ps 95:11). Yet there are times that He must walk with us down a path that we may “walk through the valley of the shadow of death” (Ps 23: 4) to know His presence, know His passion, and know His purpose. The Paths of the Lord are personal. There are times when sickness or adversity may strike us down, we may become dependent on other’s care, lonely, isolated, and even shut away from Christian fellowship and ministry. My friend, it is in the unfamiliar paths that we must walk, looking only unto Him, trusting Him for every moment, calling unto Him for every ounce of strength, is where God’s saving help is found through His presence and private communications. It is in the Paths of the Lord that we must grow deeper in the relationship that He most desires for all His children. God is faithful to the soul that utterly trusts Him to “teach me Thy paths.” Dear friend, believe that He is coming along a secret pathway to bring the assurance of His mercy and grace to help in your time of need. All His paths are mercy and truth (Ps 25:10). Father thank You for Your love and Your marvelous compassion that is full of mercy and grace. Great is Your faithfulness (Lam 3:23). I praise You in the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.