Teach Me, O LORD

 

Teach Me, O LORD Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. — Psalm 25:5 "Guide me in Your truth and teach me." When a believer begins their journey with God, they often do so with trembling steps, asking the Lord to lead them onward like a child held by their parent’s hand. They also long to be further instructed in the truths of God. This is what David prayed for—he knew much, yet he felt his own ignorance, and so he desired to remain in God’s school. “For You are the God of my salvation.” It would be wise for many believers today to stop following their own ideas and cutting new paths of thought for themselves. Instead, they should seek God’s truth and ask the Holy Spirit for sanctified minds and teachable hearts. “I wait for You all day long.” Patience is faith’s beautiful companion. It is both our duty and privilege to wait on the Lord in service, worship, and trust, all the days of our lives. True faith is tested faith, and if it is genuine, it will endure trials without breaking. We will not grow tired of waiting on God when we remember how long and how graciously He waited for us! By Charles H. Spurgeon