‘Your Counsel’

‘Your Counsel’

Thou shall guide me with thy counsel….’

Psalm 73:24a

Life is full of challenges to our faith.  Asaph is very authentic in the struggles of his own spiritual experience.  He has difficulty coming to terms with the prosperity of the wicked.  When, later in the psalm, he comes to terms with the Sovereignty of God, he settles upon the truths where his faith rests.  Today, we want to dwell upon the first half of this verse because of the way it brings calm to our soul after a time of turmoil.  Asaph says, ‘Thou shall guide me with thy counsel….’  Here is hope for the saint of God. Because Christ is our Friend, we may apply this text to Him.  We find ourselves in circumstances which are beyond our ken.  We often do not know what to do.  Our mind is distraught.  Our body is failing.  We receive news that puts us in fear, or grieves, or troubles us beyond measure.  What shall we do?  For us, who know the Master, Christ is our Counselor.  As much experience as we have; as many times as we have been counselors to others, when we are, as the Irish say, ‘at wits’ end corner,’ Christ will show us the way.  ‘You will guide me with Your counsel.’  Today, you may be ‘at wits’ end corner’ yourself.  Life has thrown you into a tail spin.  You need now, more than ever, to know what to do.  Look to Christ.  He will give you wise counsel.  He will go with you, and show you the way.

Wise and Wonderful Savior,
we rejoice that You do not leave us to wander, and to wonder what to do.
We praise You, that You continually provide for us wise counsel,
so that we might follow the good path.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning