Isaiah 48:17 This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the
Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for
you, who directs you in the way you should go.
I hadn’t given it much thought until I watched the boating
events of the Olympics but it seems that you paddle facing the direction in
which you are travelling but when you row, you are facing away from your
destination. The rowers had a coxswain
who did face forward to help guide them and keep them in rhythm with one
another. I’m sure when there were
multiple paddlers in a boat someone also was appointed as leader but that
position wasn’t quite as crucial. I
think in life sometimes we paddle forward and sometimes we row backwards. Even when we know where we are going and are
looking at our goal we need help from our higher power but when we are muddling
around and can’t see our destination we really need Jesus to be our coxswain.
Be our guide, O Lord.
We often wonder where we are going and worry if we have lost our
way. Keep us on the right path, drawing
us ever closer to you. We ask in Jesus’
name. Amen.
Happy
Friday!Paige
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