‘Lead Me…Teach Me’

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Psalm 25:5

David was painfully aware of his own ignorance. He was also aware that he was not going to be able to remedy that ignorance by himself. To the purpose of making wise and right decisions, David appeals to God. He petitions, ‘Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.’ He relates the curing of his ignorance to God being, ‘the God of my salvation.’ This ultimately led David, and leads us, to Christ. It is by the knowledge of Christ that God leads us in His Truth. It is by the knowledge of Christ that God teaches us. It is well worth our time to ‘wait all the day’ for God to lead us in His truth and to teach us. This is not a wait of idleness or of indolence. We may be actively engaged in the waiting period. We may make full use of all the means of grace which God has afforded us. In fact, it is by these means that God will cure our ignorance and lead us in His truth. As we look daily into the Scriptures, as we consider spiritual matters, spend time in the place of prayer, and engage in all the other means which He has afforded us, He will lead us and teach us. All along the way the Holy Spirit will take the things of Christ and show them unto us. David’s prayer is very evangelical and his desire is very evident. In desiring to know God, David makes the wise choices which will result in a holy, happy life. We need the same knowledge David had. The knowledge of Christ is the gateway to both holiness and happiness. Today, let us make this verse our prayer, that God, in answering us will ever show us more of Christ.

Our Gracious Master and Our God,
we rejoice that You are the great instructor of Your people.
We praise You that in showing us Christ,
You lead us into all truth.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

‘Show Me’

Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

Psalm 25:4

We have been meditating upon Psalm 51 for quite some time. Today we arrive at a different Psalm, penned during an earlier time in David’s spiritual experience. During these days, David was walking closely with the Lord. This was when his love for God was in bloom. Our text today reflects David’s love and desire to know God intimately. He petitions, ‘Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.’ David understood that in order for him to gain a thorough knowledge of God, God would have to do the ‘showing’ and the ‘teaching.’ In practical terms, this would lead David to look to Christ. The types and shadows of the Old Testament, as they revealed the ‘ways’ and ‘paths’ of God, all pointed to the Person and Work of Christ. He is the Great Revealer of the ‘ways’ and ‘paths’ of God. These basic concepts are just the same for us. We have a heart for God. He has granted unto us regeneration, repentance, and faith. We want Him to show us His ways and teach us His paths. How will He do that? He will do it by showing us Christ. Christ is what we are able to see of God. He is ‘the express image of His Person.’ To Philip, Christ said, ‘He who has seen me has seen the Father.’ To this end, we seek to see and know more of Christ. He is our True North. To Him we have looked, thus far, for our souls salvation. To Him we look to show us the Character and work of God. To His Image the Holy Spirit is conforming us in sanctifying work. There is never a time in our earthly journey that is not a good time to pray, ‘Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.’ This prayer is the demonstration of our heart’s desire to know more of Christ. God answered David’s petition. He will answer ours as well.

Our Wise and Wonderful God,
we praise You that You have a vast store of revelation
which You intend to show us in due course of time.
We rejoice that day by day, as we learn of Christ,
we gain insights into this store of knowledge.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning