Our Great Guide

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     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.”

     Yes, I am a veteran.  I served a number of years in the U. S. Navy and never really considered myself to be in “harms way.”  I even volunteered to go to sea for four months on a special cruise and was stationed on a “tin can” or a “destroyer.”  As a warship, Ihad a lot of faith in the structure of the ship;  At least, it floated, and I was confident it would get us to our destination and home again.  It was planned to take the shortcut around the tip of South Americas by traveling through the Straits of Magellan.  This would require a pilot from the Chilean Navy who knew where the channels were and the rocks also.  Many ships had tried unsuccessfully to navigate the treacherous passage without a pilot and their hulls could be seen rusting where they had hit a rock and sunk.  Sometimes, you just need a guide to get you through the passage unharmed.

     We soon realize that we are all in “harms way” so to speak everyday of our lives as we navigate treacherous passages in life.  There are all kinds of hidden rocks and other things that might hinder our progress would we fall prey to them.  The above passage reminds us of the fact that we do have a Guide in this life Who knows where the rocks are and Who knows the adversary  with whom we battle every day.  Without our Guide, Who is God Himself, we would find ourselves as a rusting hulk amid a sea of broken vessels.  God, however, is that God and in His omniscience, knows everything and there is nothing that is a surprise to Him.  He doesn’t have to say, “Now, turn right at the next corner and slow down as there are some rocks ahead.  He knows that and with His hand in ours, can guide us from one point to another and we don’t even notice the existing danger.   Our  ship moved slowly through the cold water, barely making a wake and we didn’t notice the rocks and dangers below the surface.  We, at the same time, are believers who don’t know the dangers from which God has protected us everyday of our  lives.  We should be constantly praising God ford the fact that He instructs us and guides us through the treacherous paths of life.