Seek God’s Guidance

God’s guidance is free and abundant. Seek and we will get it.

In Numbers 5 – 10, God gave a lot of commands to guide HIS people, to show them the correct path to take in one’s life. Any questions, ask the LORD and HE will answer.

God never reserves HIS good advice. HE told children of Israel how to avoid uncleanness. Handle defilement properly, the whole congregation might not be corrupted easily.

The LORD also told HIS people how to do confession and restitution, handle the jealousy of the husband to his wife, perform the law of Nazarite unerring, etc. HE also taught the priests to bless appropriately. God’s commands are to do good.

God never abandons us after leaving commands. Children of Israel asked the LORD how to keep the Passover if they were defiled by a human corpse and they got HIS answer. Don’t do things according to your own will but ask God to know and do HIS.

God demands a strict observance not just from children of Israel but also from the stranger and the native of the land as well. One ordinance for all, this is a clear message that there is only one living God to obey and worship.

God knows everything and HE is full of goodness. HIS commands help Israel to be in good order to journey and camp. HE also accompanied them in the form of cloud (day) and fire (night). We learn the correct principles and develop good habits in worshiping HIM effectively by following the LORD’s orders non-stop.

The LORD gave commands to train HIS people listening to the trumpets and acting with apposite response to remember HIM.

Nowadays, have we forgotten to consult God for everything we do? We often travel our life journey alone. We check all the information on the Internet, ask our acquaintances for advice, read books to get tips and so on, and thought our efforts are good enough. Many people never pray to God for advice and wait patiently for an answer. The over-independence is a result of exalting oneself, leading us to overlook God’s presence and HIS graces to us.

Self-reliance and pride often occupy one’s mind so intense that people fail to remember God, not to mention listening to HIM and discovering HIS subtle way in giving commands to them. They blame God for no help when they never study the Bible, nor do according to HIS word, nor ask and listen, nor have faith in HIM. 

God guides us through the Holy Spirit. Its arrival and staying behind to guard and guide us is a great blessing to the chosen people. We ought to pray for more faith in God and cleanse our heart and mind so that we could hear the little voice of our guardian angel.

Let’s pray to God:

Our loving Father, I thank You for Your incessant guidance. Please help us heed the advice of the Holy Spirit and plunge in the ocean of Your blessings without reserve. Amen.