Teach Me Your Paths, Part 3

Teach Me Your Paths

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6 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

for they have been from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgression;

according to your steadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

8 Good and upright is the Lord;

therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

9 He leads the humble in what is right,

and teaches the humble his way.

10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

- Psalms 25:6-10

So we are about halfway through Psalms 25 and so far we have covered that we lift our souls up to and trust in the Lord that we shall not be put to shame and that our enemies will not triumph over us but that they will be ashamed. (Psalms 25:1-3) Those who trust in the Lord will not be put to shame though they (we) are sinners. There is no shame in the salvation by Christ or the resurrection of Christ nor will there be shame in the salvation of man by the blood of Christ. Our souls are bought and paid for and so we give it to Him! We repent and give unto Him what is rightfully His so what is the next step in the journey? Psalms 25:4-5 where we begin to ask Him to make known to us his ways and to teach us His paths and to Lead us in truth and teach us for He IS the God of our salvation and for HIM we will wait all the day long!

Here in verses 6-7 it refers back to that trust and we call into the Lord's remembrance His mercy and His love for they have been from of old. Now, in verses 8-10 we are asking Him to forget the sins of our youth and our transgressions according to His love and His goodness then it goes on to talk about Him teaching and leading us down the Humble path! "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8). You have to remember that Psalms 25 is still in the context of the Old Testament and Christ has yet to die for our sins but it is fascinating to read the Old Testament and find relevance. Throughout the Bible there is far more Truth behind the Word than meets the eye and that is why we read the Bible prayerfully and that we ask God, like in verses 4-5, to make known to us His ways and His paths and to guide and teach us His truths!

Looking at the Old Testament we see plenty of sin, as there is today, only theirs was not yet bought and paid for by the blood of Christ which is why they had to go through such elaborate rituals, as in Exodus and Leviticus, of cleansing for peace and forgiveness and healing etc. Looking on some of the profound revelations of people like Perry Stone we can really begin to see the consistent themes throughout both of the Old Testament and the New Testament. It is all so profoundly important that we read His word prayerfully and call on the Holy Spirit to bless us with the power of discernment so that we not misinterpret His message to us. This is why I like Psalms 25 because it is full of forgiveness, love, triumph, humility and guidance which were all things as relevant before His sacrifice as they are today. Trust me when I say that He remembered, and then some, His mercy and His steadfast love when He gave His Son on the cross that we, sinners whose hearts are deceitful beyond measure, could be saved, praise God. The most important thing we can do is truly accept in our hearts the gravity of His sacrifice and we can then come to know the power in His resurrection and in His name for even death could not subdue Him (Acts 2:24)!

Remember, don't take my word for it! Read His Truth for yourself. He will guide you and teach you and make known to you His ways and His paths. You cannot stand before God on mine or anyone else's words but only on His Word. Read the Scripture I share with you prayerfully so that you may come to know Him personally and not through my teachings because all these things were revealed to me through my own personal relationship with God and that is something I want for you and hope to inspire within you!