’Therefore He Teaches’

‘Therefore He Teaches’

Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

Psalm 25:8

David greatly desired that God would teach him His ways and lead him in His paths. We find David articulating this desire repeatedly throughout the Psalm before us. What is interesting to note is that as David pleads his case, he makes no attempt to tout his own virtue. Rather, he presses his case based upon the character of God. Our text for today is an example of his reasoning. He says, ‘Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.’ God’s mercy and righteousness are the grounds of His instruction of sinners in the paths of righteousness. The great manifestation of God’s character is the Person and Work of Christ. It is by showing us Christ that God shows us His ways and teaches us His paths. If we would know God, we must, by all means, know Christ. In the Person of Christ we see the Character of God on display. When David is citing the goodness and uprightness of God, he is, in a de facto, way coming very quickly to Christ. We recognize that God is good and upright. That brings us very quickly to Christ as well. This divests us of all hope and reliance upon ourselves, our own will, and our own righteousness. Because God is good and upright, He will teach us, by ever showing us more of Christ. Today, let us appeal to the Good and Upright God to show us Christ, in ways we have not seen before.

O God of truth and uprightness,
We rejoice that with You there is a
vast storehouse of knowledge and understanding.
We praise You that it is Your intention to
reveal to us this truth and knowledge
by evermore showing us Christ.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning