"For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death."

                            -Psalm 48:14 

There are a couple of reasons why I love this verse, but the part that I want us to focus on today is the words, "He will be our guide even unto death." You see, the psalmist realized that there is a difference between the Lord being our God, and Him being our guide. Being a Christian is about much more than going to church, reading the Bible, and praying; it is about allowing Him to guide us in every decision that we make, and making Him the center of everything that we do (scroll down and read yesterday's post). No, I'm not just talking about seeking the Lord's guidance before we buy a house, but also when we buy a movie. Not just when we relocate to a new city, but even before we decide to go on vacation.

"For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish."

                            -Psalm 1:6

Part of being righteous is doing as we have already studied and putting God's will first in all things. When we do this, we can be confident that we will not stumble. After all, would Christ lead us into a ditch? If you think about it, I'm sure you'll admit that the times you have stumbled was when you forgot to put God first and began acting without making sure you were first in His will (at least that's how it usually works for me).

As I have learned by personal experience, being in the center of God's will is always the safest place to be. It doesn't matter if the whole world is against you, when you are in His will, you will have His blessing and will ultimately have the victory over whatever you are going through.

"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."

                            -I John 2:17