Dec 18 – THE LORD WHO LEADS !

“So, the Lord alone led him” (Deuteronomy 32:12)

The Lord is the One who leads you every minute and every day. He holds your hand and leads you in the path of righteousness. When you look at Elijah, although there was no one to help him in his loneliness, he surrendered himself to the will of God and waited in the presence of God to lead him. And see how wonderfully the Lord led him!

In the days of severe famine, ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from Brook Cherith. And when the brook dried up, the Lord willed to feed him marvellously through the widow of Zarephath. Everyday was filled with wonders. Dear children of God, when you surrender your life completely into the hands of God, He will also lead you wonderfully and gloriously with His abundant love.

He will not only lead you but will guide your entire family. He is all sufficient for the whole family. He protected the whole family of Noah within the ark and saved them from destruction. When the family of Cornelius placed their faith on Jesus, He anointed the whole family and filled them with heavenly gifts. Today, commit all the cares and responsibilities of your family to the mighty hand of God. And for sure, you will see His wondrous leading, all through the way.

Our God was all sufficient and all-powerful to lead entire Israelites, numbering around twenty lakhs. How marvellously he led them and guided them from the bondage of Egypt, to a land flowing with milk and honey! There were among them, more than six lakh men of war, and a huge number of women and children. In all, there were at least twenty lakh Israelites, who were passing through the wilderness. And to provide for their food in the wilderness for forty long years, would be quite impossible from a human perspective.

But for God, who led and guided them, it was not at all a difficult task. His hand was not shortened. Everyday, he fed them with Manna. And He commanded quail to be heaped around the camp. He alone led the twenty lakh Israelites by pillar of cloud and by pillar of fire. Dear children of God, our God is unchanging. Our God who said “I AM WHO I AM”, will surely lead you until eternity.

Verse for further meditation: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.” (Psalm 32:8)