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B--And so we may sum up in the words of Isa. 57: 17, 18:--
"He went on frowardly in the way of his own heart, I have seen his ways, and will
heal him: I will lead him and RESTORE COMFORTS unto him."
#3.
pp. 31, 32
A--We have had two interesting talks on the leading of the Lord, and the knowledge
gained makes me thirsty for more.
B--Let us take note of some of the characteristics of the path we have to tread. The
Psalmist says: "Show me Thy ways, O Lord: teach me Thy paths: Lead me in Thy truth
and teach me" (Psa. 25: 4, 5). Thy ways, Thy paths, Thy truth.
We have already learned that all the paths of the Lord are "right". We now see that
they are all in truth, and as this truth is connected with teaching, all the paths of the Lord
are in harmony with His Word. This being so we must unhesitatingly reject any tendency
to believe that the Lord is leading to any action that contradicts His Word. True, the
child of God is led by "the Spirit", but that Spirit is the "Spirit of truth", and it was He
Who inspired the Word. The words: "In all thy ways acknowledge Him", will often
settle the problem of the path we should take.
A--Tell me more of this. I want to see the point clearly.
B--You must let me give the passage, with one alteration, taken from the Greek version:-
"In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall rightly divide thy paths" (Prov. 3: 6).
In our life's walk we often come to a place where the road divides. Sometimes the
way is clear and we have no hesitation as to which road to take. Sometimes, however, we
are far from certain. Now in such circumstances we can make a right decision if we
know the path we are not to take. If we perceive that by taking the one path we cannot
acknowledge Him in all our ways, it may be sufficient guidance to enable us to take the
other, if there be no evident compromise in that direction.
A--Are there any other prayers like that in Psa. 25: 4, 5? They seem to supply me with
a petition for my own case. At times the way seems so tangled, and one is very conscious
that every stumble is marked and criticized by unfriendly eyes.
B--Stay, your words are but a paraphrase of Psa. 27: 11:--
"Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a PLAIN PATH, because of those which
observe me."