"He Leads"

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." Romans 8:14

As the children of God we are led by His Spirit. His leading does not always take us where we may want to go. There are times He "leads us besides the still waters"; there are times when He leads us "in paths of righteousness"; but then there are times when He leads us "into the wilderness". We like the thought of Him leading us into places of rest, joy, abundance, prosperity and so on. But we don't like to think about Him leading us into dry places of testing and trial. And we even reject the thought that He would lead us into such a place.

We don't want to believe that God has anything to do with us being in a place of "suffering"- we immediately think that it is the devil doing it to us. But that is not always the case. It was the Spirit who "led" Jesus into the wilderness. It was the plan of God for Joseph to be in the palace in Egypt, but the route there was through the pit, Potiphar's house and the prison. Even Jesus went the route of the cross at the will of the Father to bring redemption to the world.

Let me clarify something, the accounts in Jesus' life and Joseph's life that we have talked about was not God doing it "to them", but God was doing something of great and eternal value "through" them which involved going an "unpleasant route".

We have to keep three things in mind when we are being led into places that are not of our liking or desire: 1) All things will work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. 2) He loves us and we can trust His love for us- so it will be well. 3) He will never leave us but will walk every step of the way with us.

Have a great day. The Lord doesn't always lead us in the way we desire to go, but we can trust His leading regardless.

For further reading:
Psalm 23:2,3
Luke 4:1
Acts 9:15,16
Genesis 45:5
Isaiah 53:10
Romans 8:28
Job 13:15
Hebrews 13:5

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