Evening, December 27
Go To Morning Reading
“And the Lord shall guide thee continually.”
Isaiah 58:11
“The Lord shall guide thee.” Not an angel, but Jehovah shall guide thee. He said he would not go through the wilderness
before his people, an angel should go before them to lead them in
the way; but Moses said, “If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.” Christian, God has not left you in your earthly pilgrimage to an
angel’s guidance: he himself leads the van. You may not see the cloudy,
fiery pillar, but Jehovah will never forsake you. Notice the word
shall —“The Lord shall guide thee.” How certain this makes it! How sure it is that God will not forsake
us! His precious “shalls” and “wills” are better than men’s oaths. “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Then observe the adverb continually . We are not merely to be guided sometimes, but we are to have a perpetual
monitor; not occasionally to be left to our own understanding, and
so to wander, but we are continually to hear the guiding voice of
the Great Shepherd; and if we follow close at his heels, we shall
not err, but be led by a right way to a city to dwell in. If you have
to change your position in life; if you have to emigrate to distant
shores; if it should happen that you are cast into poverty, or uplifted
suddenly into a more responsible position than the one you now occupy;
if you are thrown among strangers, or cast among foes, yet tremble
not, for “the Lord shall guide thee continually.” There are no dilemmas out of which you shall not be delivered if
you live near to God, and your heart be kept warm with holy love.
He goes not amiss who goes in the company of God. Like Enoch, walk
with God, and you cannot mistake your road. You have infallible wisdom
to direct you, immutable love to comfort you, and eternal power to
defend you. “Jehovah”—mark the word—“Jehovah shall guide thee continually.”