Today I want to express His nature to lead us.
- Lead us into all truth.
- Lead us in the direction we should go.
- Lead us into right relationships, safety, health, prosperity and all that is good.
I have a GPS in my automobile that can be programmed to get me to my destinations without delays. It even routes me around all road blocks ... it knows exactly how to vere me around troubles. All I have to do is let that little piece of technology know where I would like to go by programming in the address.
The GPS speaks and it offers visuals. When I look up I see the map coming to me via light. As I listen I hear a voice that says go left or right. All I have to do is be a good listener ... keep my eyes open and move in obedience.
If I get hungry along the way ... I simple touch the screen that says food, and it begins to show me all my options. I choose what I want to eat that day and it allows me to make a pit stop for that purpose. If I grow tired and need a rest ... I simple check the lodging options and I am taken to a place of peaceful relaxation.
I can shop and play along the way too if I choose. It's all in the program. It is as easy as A B C. When it comes to being led by the Spirit ... that to is as easy as A B C, and yet people have complicated it so much, they have confused themselves.
It seems that people want something flashy and spectacular vs. simple and effective. This causes them to miss out. And it often keeps them reaching their place of destined life and abundance.
Life is not complicated. The Holy Spirit is no harder to flow with than walking along with a best friend headed the same direction that you are.
The Word of God expresses to us "ask and receive." Asking and receiving is part of our spiritual program. Once we settle within ourselves what we want to accomplish, where we want to go, what we desire ... then the Holy Spirit leads us that direction, aiding us in reaching our destination.
We find from Biblical text God speaks to people and gives them direction. Abraham was told to leave a place and start walking ... from those obedient steps came the next. Moses was on the back side of the desert when he got his assignment from God, letting him know which way to go with his life, and how to help others.
In these cases and other Old Testament accounts, the leading was from the Spirit, was the Spirit of God coming upon people, because Jesus the Christ had not yet came and accomplished his mission of sending the Holy Spirit to live within, nevertheless. But this was still a GPS (God Positioning System) of sorts as the Spirit of God came upon those of old.
The Prophet Isaiah spoke these words ... "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left."
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
This promised word from the Spirit of God who does not lie, says that He will direct your paths as you acknowledge him. Just as we look to (acknowledge our GPS ... Global Positioning System) for directions and follow them to reach our destination, we from within look to God for our direction, and then through obedience to those directions, get to our life destinations.
The Spirit of God told Joshua, "just as I was with Moses I will be with you ... I will not fail or forsake you." God is the same today. He has not changed. God led Moses and the masses through the wilderness safely. He kept them fed and clothed. All they had to do was obey. God had a promised land for the children to enter into ... a good land, a wealthy place. However, they did not get to enter or partake of that land because of their disrespect toward God and his messengers. They murmured and complained ... never content. These attitudes kept them from God's best for their lives.
God did not keep the children out of the promises ... they hindered themselves. But among the mass of people were two men of a different nature. They had an excellent Spirit. They operated in faith. They had a can do attitude. They were bold and courageous ... seeing possibility instead of impossibility.
When a person keys in destination to their GPS ... they get direction that would be impossible without the proper mapping system given by the machine. So it is with the Holy Spirit (our God Positioning System) ... we are enabled to get to places that would be impossible without his directions.
If we look at the amplified translations of John 14:16 we are told that the (Holy Spirit), one just like Jesus ... is our comforter ... standby ... intercessor ... advocate ... counselor ... strengthener ... and helper. Knowing this offers great confidence for the journey, just as a natural GPS offers us a sense of security on the highway.
When I get in my car and tune in my GPS to the place I want to go ... I am comforted by knowing it will be leading me down the right paths. I am confident in heading out, because I trust that the mapping system is accurate and I will reach my destination. I am also relaxed enough I can enjoy the journey, knowing that when I need food or rest stops ... I can easily access them and them while I continue on course, even stop for recreation as time allows.
- We should trust the Holy Ghost ... who knows all things.
- We should be fully confident with the Spirit within as he leads.
- We should be able to enjoy our life journey without fear of not reaching our destination.
- We should know that we have a standby at hand to help us when we need him.
- We should be able to rest when we tire without a sense of veering off course and stay completely nourished along the way.
