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My Teacher


"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." Psalms 32:8 NIV


God's promises are grand.  He assured us that no matter what we face on this earth he is always by our side.  What's more than that He promises to teach and instruct us.  I guess God follows the "give a man a fish feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime" philosophy.  


God provided us not only a savior but an example of how we are to exist on this planet. By his example we should be kind, tender-hearted, and quick to forgive (Ephesians 4:32).  We should be joyful (John 15:11) By his example we are to seek solitude and to be in conversation with God (Luke 5:16).  We should love all of God's people, yes even the ones we find it hard to love (John 13:34). 

We are never in this alone to figure it out ourselves.  God is with us, always.  His "loving eye is on us." His Son our Savior and our teacher and example.

Be blessed and be a blessing,

Matt


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