Isaiah 58:11 And the LORD shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and make fat your bones… Our earthly existence is a pilgrimage which none can successfully perform without Divine aid. I. ALL MEN NEED A GUIDE. There are many who have been determined to have their own way; and when that way has led them rote" the path of sin and. ended, in,, shame and unhappiness, they have said, "Ah, I wish I had known this in time! Many persons often wish, "O that I could begin my life again with my present knowledge of what is best for me!" In the pilgrimage of earthly existence there are many perils. There is often the uncertainty of darkness. We are beset by the peril of false leaders. There are spiritual robbers who meet us on every hand. There are snares of sinful pleasure and selfish indulgence. There is the intoxication of prosperity. Some allow themselves to be broken down by adversity. We are in peril from flatterers. II. THE LORD IS OUR GUIDE. 1. He is a compassionate guide. 2. A faithful guide. 3. A perfect guide. 4. He knows your life at the end as well as the beginning. III. TO WHAT WILL THE LORD GUIDE US? 1. To truth. 2. To success in life. True success is to be able to do the will of God. 3. The Lord will guide the burdened to the arms of strength. (W. Birch.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. |
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