Whether I am an active member of the sinners group or not, God provides the way for me to move forward with the worship of Him and to fulfill the tasks He has given for me to complete.
“8Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.”
— Psalm 25:8 (ESV)
The LORD gives the instructions for me, and all sinners, to follow as we move forward in this world. He teaches me and it is my part of the process to learn. All that I do I have the instructions to do them in the Word of God. I only have to read and study to understand His Word to ensure that I am getting all of the instructions and not just pick the passages that tell me what I want to hear. God’s Word is complete and the instructions are as well. I have to understand all of them to get it right in the spirit of the LORD.
There are instructions that may not feel all warm and fuzzy at the time. The tasks I have been given may be difficult to accomplish and frankly are not likely to be fun and immediately rewarding in a monetary way. I have but to do the tasks, knowing that I was instructed to do so by God and that He will reward me, even if it is not realized until I arrive in heaven at the appointed time. All of God’s instruction leads to Him and are found when we are focused on Him and not ourselves.
“9He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
10All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
— Psalm 25:9-10 (ESV)
And there is the rest of the instructions. I have to remain humble in my relationship with Him and know that His path for me is fraught with His love and Faithfulness to me as I am His. I have the path laid out and where it may not be “easy” it is full and complete to accomplish the will of the LORD. I am just the hands here in this world doing the work of the LORD in this world. I have but to do the work and as the janitor said to the president of the United States in the NASA facility that he was there to help put a man on the moon, I have to know that I am here to accomplish something greater. God provides me with the work and I am but to do the work, knowing that the path was set for me even as God knows that I am a sinner.
Too often, I believe that I go into the next thing without a clear picture of what is to be accomplished. I have to know that sometimes that is okay. I then have to lean on the LORD for the path to be provided for me to accomplish that which He has set forth for me. The end result is not the key to my part. I am a sinner and only get the path for me and that path will lead to the result that God has planned for, and that will be enough for me. As a sinner, I have only to be grateful for the opportunity to serve the LORD and that He chose me to take part in the plan and complete my part based on the path He provided for me out of love and faithfulness to me his child.
What path are you following? Are you aware that God has a path for you, even as a sinner? What if you looked to God’s Word for the path and full instructions He has for you to complete your part of His plan?
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