FEBRUARY 20, 2013
Rerouting
. . . Rerouting
Read: Proverbs
3:1-8
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. —Proverbs 3:6
Don’t
worry. I know right where I’m going,” I said to my passengers. Then an
almost-human voice ratted me out: “Rerouting . . . rerouting.” Now everyone
knew I was lost!
These
days, millions of drivers recognize those words, or others like them, as a
sign
they’ve gone off track or missed a turn. The GPS device not only recognizes
when a driver is off course, but immediately begins plotting a new path to get
back on track.
Sometimes
followers of Jesus need help to get back on track spiritually. We may
intentionally veer off course because we think we know best, or drift away
slowly,
failing to notice we’re moving further and further from the walk God
wants with us.
God
has not left us on our own, however. He has given all believers the Holy Spirit
(John 14:16-17; 1 Cor. 3:16), who convicts us of our sin (John 16:8,13). When
we’re going off course, He sounds the alarm and triggers our conscience
(Gal.
5:16-25). We may ignore the warning, but we do so to our own detriment
(Isa.
63:10; Gal. 6:8).
What
comfort to know that God is at work in our lives through the convicting work
of
the Holy Spirit! (Rom. 8:26-27). With God’s help and guidance, we can continue
on a path that is pleasing to Him.
Holy Spirit, we would hear
Your inner promptings, soft and clear;
And help us know Your still, small voice
So we may make God’s will our choice. —D. DeHaan
We’re never without a helper,
because we have the Spirit within.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
