Ps 1:6 GOD KNOWS YOUR WAY
GOD KNOWS YOUR WAY
”For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous”
Ps 1:6
It is with the greatest awe and respect that we speak of the mind of a God that knows all! He knows what everybody is thinking; He knows the whereabouts and destiny of every creature on earth; He knows the forces of nature and the weather from now until the end of time. People of every age have tried to penetrate the mind of God, some by using ungodly means—witches, exorcists, and false prophets. They desperately want to find out what the future holds for them.
The believer knows what the future holds for him. First and foremost, he knows that he is a chosen child of God for Jesus’ sake destined for eternal life. He also knows that the world is winding down like a huge clock, destined to be destroyed by fire. He knows that mankind will see an increase in wars and rumors of war and moral depravity on an unheard of scale. He knows these things because God revealed them in His word. These are things we need to know to sustain us on our way to heaven.
Specific events in the future God has not revealed. As a matter of fact, would we really want to know what is going to happen to us tomorrow or the day after that? About this our Savior says: “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” But He says something else, too: “Seek first the kingdom of God.” We do not know what evil lies ahead, but we do know that our Lord is always present to keep us in His care.
That is the magnificent truth of this Psalm-verse: the Lord knows the way of His children. We do not have to consult witches and fortune tellers because our future is in the hands of God. We do not have to worry about the problems that lie ahead in our lives because our Lord will deliver us from them all, as the Psalmist says in another place, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him from them all.” May we commend ourselves, body and soul, to the gracious care of our Lord, fully confident that there is no more secure place to be.