Moving Forward In God’s Will

The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; 24 though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.

My brother and sister: This morning, I have come on assignment with a reminder for all of us. It is a simple reminder with colossal implications for Christian life and living. And for those reasons, I think every now and then, we need to be reminded, and encouraged to Go with God.

In the irrevocable process of life, in which we all must go through as life unfolds, and with everything else that we have tried, I think I need to tell you that we might as well Go with God! It just makes sense to follow God’s plan for our lives.

God’s plan for each of us is already Planned, Preordained and Promised as our every Present Christ has already established its end before the beginning. I mean come on let’s examine the situation. God knows where each of us are. God knows where each of us are headed. And God knows how to get each of us there. And please let’s not take this for granted. May I suggest we need God along this journey!

God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent and may I add a little Spiesism to it, He’s also Omnidirectional You never Know which way he went, He’s coming or Going He’s Omnidirectional. I mean let’s face it:

God has all power.

God knows all things.

God is everywhere.

God is always moving and still Simultaneously and succinctly MOVING, MAKING or MANDATING

That means you can’t lose, if you Go with God.

In fact, as we shall see as we engage the todays text, going with God leads to and “GUARANTEED GAIN.”

Listen! Need I remind you Our God knows the end from the beginning.

That means that God is prepared for every challenge that we face, and He is willing and able to lead and to guide us safely along life’s journey.

In leading us, God goes ahead of us and makes a way for us.

In guiding us, God helps us along the path that God has set for us.

Our life’s journey will have its ups and downs and twists and turns – but when we GO WITH GOD that journey will take us all the way from earth to glory! I know that life is an adventure filled with the unexpected, unanticipated, unpredicted and unforeseen Journey. In fact the senior saints used to sing a song that said, “The road is rough and the going gets tough and the hills are hard to climb.” But if you put your trust in Jesus, he is able to make your road roads smooth, you crooked places straight, your low places high and definitely, your high place low.

He is able lead you through. Guide you through and direct you through life adventures.

There will be times when we have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but God is there with us. But we don’t have to fear. We need only to walk with Him in paths of righteousness, where He will keep us for His Namesake, and the reason why is because God’s very reputation is on the line.

To Go with God is to travel a path that offers “God’s Guaranteed Gain.” Can I tell you, my brothers and my sisters, it pays to Go with God! Most of us are familiar with the poem Footprints By Mary Stevenson

It tells the story of a child of God, who dreamed that she is walking along the beach with the Lord, as scenes from her life flash across the sky. At some points, she notices that - accompanying the scenes - there are two set of footprints, while at other points, there is only one set.

Upon closer inspection, she notes that the places where there is only one set of footprints were in those [quote] “low places in my life, where I suffered anguish, sorrow and defeat.” [end quote]

In her dream she questions the Lord about those time where only one set of footprints are visible – and the Lord replies that in those low moments of life – when things got to be a little too rough, where your strength failed, and where you felt overwhelmed – in those low moments, where there was only one set of footprints, those were the times in life where I carried you. And we’ve got to know that when the burdens are too hard for us to bear that our God is able to carry us through.

That’s the kind of God we serve! He leads, and guides us along the path that He has set for us, and when are unable to walk because of our human frailty, God will hold us up – He will carry us through. It pays to GO WITH GOD! I don’t know whether Mary Stevenson had Psalm 37:23-24 in mind when she penned her famous poem, but her poetic exegesis is “spot on”!