TRUST AND OBEY

READ: DANIEL 3:8-30 When Jesus was about to leave this world, He left the Holy Spirit with us to be our guide. John 16:13 says; “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.” Any time you need counsel, turn to the Holy Spirit for guidance. If you turn to human beings for guidance, they will guide you wrongly. Even if they wish to guide you aright, they can only guide you according to the limit of their knowledge. Jeremiah 17:5-6 says: “Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the LORD. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited.” In fact, God promised to destroy the wisdom of the wise when they come contrary to His will (1 Corinthians 1:19-20). We have a good example of a good counsellor in the case of Ahitophel versus David. The Bible tells us that when Ahitophel gave counsel, it was as if such counsel came from the oracle of God. One day, however, he decided to go contrary to the will of God. He teamed u with Absalom against David. David then prayed for the counsel of Ahitophel to turn to naught. Ahitophel counselled Absalom to pursue David immediately but God quietly asked Absalom to seek the counsel of another fellow. Another prophet told Absalom to chase David immediately and Absalom agreed to this. By taking this advice, David was about to escape and re-organise himself. The best worldly counsellor will fail you. Only Jesus will lead you aright. MEMORIZE: 1 CORINTHIANS 3:19 –For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their own craftiness.