He will Direct Your Path

‘The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John’ (Rev 1:1).

‘The words Revelation and Apocalypse are synonymous and are derived from the Greek word apokalupsis, meaning “to unveil, reveal, or uncover” (Finis Dake). The book of Revelation came from God, through Jesus Christ to the Church via John the Apostle. God gave the book of revelation to show His servants things which must shortly take place. A revelation is an unveiling or disclosing of a reality that previously has not been perceived. Consequently, God does not only reveal the past and present but also the future unto his children. Are you a servant or child of God? Then know for a fact that God desires to reveal Himself and His purposes unto you on a personal level. He desires to give you revelations about your personal life, your family and friends, not forgetting revelations about His church and the world as a whole.

We serve a God who is real and desires to communicate on a personal level to his children. As a father talks to his children, so does God talk to his sons and daughters.  God cares about every detail of your life and He desires to guide and instruct you. It is every Christian’s birth right to develop his relationship with God to a point where he will know the voice of God one way or the other. Jesus said, ‘my sheep know my voice’ (John 10:27). Whether through, a vision, a prophetic word, an inward confirmation, a dream, the counsel of men or circumstances, God uses every means possible to guide and direct His children daily. The key is being sensitive and seeking to know His will in our day to day decisions. Prov 3:5-6 says, ‘trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths’. 

In Exodus 7:1 when God was sending Moses to deliver Israel, His instructions to Moses about his mission were preceded by the phrase, ‘Pay close attention to this’. Many Christians miss out on God’s guidance because they are not seeking to know God’s will for their immediate and distant future and therefore do not pay attention for God’s guidance. The truth is we save ourselves a whole deal of troubles when we seek God’s guidance in all we do.

The heroes of the Christian faith, both in the Old and New Testaments had a habit of constantly seeking God’s guidance in their daily endeavors. In 1 Sam 30:1-8 ‘when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; …They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone… Then he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the ephod!” So Abiathar brought it. Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?” Even though the normal human instinct was to pursue his enemies straight away, David paused and sought God’s will before making any move. Through God’s guidance David pursued and recovered all that his enemies had taken from him and his men. One of David’s secrets to the numerous victories he lead Israel to, was his habit of seeking God’s will before taking decisions (1 Samuel 23:2)

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The safest place for you to be is in the perfect will of God. ‘Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect’ (Romans 12:2). God desires to reveal his perfect will to you. Today, seek Him through prayer and His word and He will direct your path and bless you far beyond your imagination.