| “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you…” |
| —Isaiah 48:17b |
Many people wander through life being pulled this way or that way by the ever-changing wind of the current cultural trends. It’s a full-time job keeping up with all of the changing trends. Even staying up-to-date with the latest “insider language” can take a significant amount of time.
With our current ever-widening political divide here in the United States, it has become even more difficult to try to discern which of the cultural trends are worth our time and which are mere momentary hyperbole. I suspect this may become even more difficult before it begins to swing back to a more neutral and more appropriate direction.
As Christians, we have a distinct advantage. God is the One who lovingly opens up the pathway He has for us each day. The Prophet Isaiah reminds us of this fact in Isaiah 48:17:
This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”
As followers of Jesus and believers in God’s overwhelming love and grace, let us gratefully follow God’s leading in our lives today. Let us be aware of those moments when the Holy Spirit nudges us to change direction. Let’s rejoice that the God who loves us gladly and continually points us toward the right path. Then, let’s move full steam ahead in the right direction.
Based on a blog originally posted on Friday, April 17, 2015
