Perfect Instructions

       English composition was without a doubt one of my worst subjects in college.  Grammar was difficult in my lower education, but the college course in English Composition, was one of the worst ones ever.  I was struggling, and the assignment was to write a set of instructions on anything that we wanted.  I chose what I thought was going to be an instant "A" in the course.  I chose, "How to make a bassoon reed.'  It was something that  I knew how to do and I would go through the step by step process.  I started out, "First you take a piece of cane..."  The paper came back with a "D" on it.  The first comment on the page was, "Where do I get the piece of cane?"  Everything went downhill from there.  Instructions, however, are very important in our lives.  There are many things that take place periodically that demand to have some instructions attached.  Sometimes, the one who wrote the instructions, is from a different country and words or phrases are left out that would be helpful if they were in the text.  There is, however, a set of instructions that is needed by everyone and those instructions give us the way to live our lives.   Psalm 32:8 says,"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
       This verse includes two words that remind of of the process.  God says that He will "instruct" and then to "teach" us in our daily lives.  Both words give the same idea but the words are slightly different.  The word "instruct" has the idea of, "to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper."  To walk "circumspectly" is to have wisdom and to walk carefully taking great care in each and every situation.  God gives us that through His Word.  The Bible is probably the only book ever written with a perfect set of instructions for life.  When one considers that it was penned by around 40 different people, but guided by One Spirit, you have to come to the conclusion that God provided you with the perfect set of instructions.  There is no guess work, nor is there any detail left out.  There would be no question, where did God get the cane?  The Bible begins with the answer to that question,  "In the Beginning, God..."  From that point on, God gives you all the instruction that you need to receive eternal life in the end.  You have the instruction manual.  Now, the question is, "Are you going to read it and follow the instructions?  Praise God today that He is the Perfect Instructor.