Make Me Know Your Ways, O Lord

“Make me know Your ways, O Lord;

Teach me Your paths.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,

For You are the God of my salvation;

For You I wait all the day.” (Psalm 25:4-5 NASB1995)

When I read this passage of Scripture this evening, what came to mind is how this modern day altered “gospel” message, which is so popularized today among the people, is the exact opposite of this. So much of what is being accepted as “the gospel” today is teaching that God does it all and nothing is required of us other than a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. Many are teaching that it is not required of us that we die to sin and obey God with our lives, in practice, as though that is supposed to be good.

But what this psalmist expressed here is the very essence of what our salvation is all about! We should want our Lord to make us to know his ways, and we should desire to know his ways and to have him teach us his paths. We should want to be led in his truth and righteousness so that we walk in that truth, and so that we do not follow after the lies which are so popular. Our desire should be for him to do his will, and to live holy lives which are pleasing to him, all for his glory, and in his power, wisdom, and strength.

And his salvation, which he provided for us via Jesus’ death and resurrection, is all about us dying to sin and living for God in walks of obedience to his commands. For by faith in Jesus Christ we are crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. For if sin is what we obey, and not obedience to God, we will not inherit eternal life with God, regardless of what our lips profess.

So, please understand that what the Psalmist wrote here is what the life of a truly born again Christian should look like. We should not be those who are looking for a way out from under having to obey God, to where we can now continue in sinful lifestyles, convinced that God will not judge us. For we are to love God, and to love God is to obey him. And if we do not obey him, and if sin is what we practice, we do not know God, we are not in fellowship with Christ, and we do not have salvation from sin and eternal life with God.

So, be like the psalmist! Be people of God who are Jesus Christ’s true disciples (followers) who love the Lord, and who want to serve the Lord with your lives, and for whom that is joy, and not a drudgery or something to be avoided. Want to know the ways of the Lord so that you can walk in them, in the power of God. And live out the salvation which Jesus provided for us out of our bondage to sin, into walks of surrender and submission to the will and purpose of God for our lives. And then love the people of this world, too.

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

As the Deer 

By Martin J. Nystrom

Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water

So my soul longeth after You

You alone are my heart's desire

And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield

To You alone may my spirit yield

You alone are my heart's desire

And I long to worship You

 

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Make Me Know Your Ways, O Lord

An Original Work / September 2, 2025

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

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