- Instruct, Teach, Guide
Psalm 32:8
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go:
I will guide thee with mine eye.
God promises to instruct, teach, and guide us in the way we shall go. He is instructing and teaching so that we do, not just know but actually do the commands and walk in the right way. Guide is added to the instructing so that we stay on the narrow path, and we will always know and go the right way. Knowing the right way, going the right way and staying on the right way is extremely important for happiness and wellbeing. It is not easy to believe that God’s way is the only right way to go through life; it is harder to walk that way; it is even harder to remain on that way without wavering and wandering. For this reason we need this promise for our lives.
Therefore, we live meekly and walk humbly with our God so that we can receive His teaching and walk according to it. We open the Bible and pay attention to the preaching and teaching of the Word as the Holy Spirit applies the truth to our hearts and our wills. We are not so proud as to believe that we already know and live according to God’s commandments as guidelines for living. We hear God’s Word daily and weekly in order to listen and obey His teaching and leading.
It is also important that we believe this promise; we believe that the Holy Spirit will actually instruct, teach and guide us in holy living; He will not fail in providing what we need in the way of knowledge, desire and ability to walk the narrow way. It also helps to believe that blessings and good things come our way when we listen to His teaching and follow His guidance; good consequences will follow.