This post was first published on ROOTSS on Thursday, 6th September 2007
How many of you have seen the familiar scene where a person is teaching another person to dance, and because the other person does not keep in step, the first person gets his foot stepped on.
In the same way, we also need to keep in step with the LORD, and not to go ahead of Him, or fall behind.
One of my cluster leader's favourite verse at the moment is Psalm 32:8, where the LORD says ......
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
The very next verse tells us how to we can be guided with His eye...
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
In order to be able to be guided by His eye, we need to keep in step with Him. We are only "eye to eye" if we keep pace with the LORD. We should not run ahead of him like the horse, or fall behind like the mule.
I tend to be like the horse, always eagerly wanting to get things done. And as a result, end up stepping on people's toes...
... or end up outside the will of God.
Which brings me to another excerpt of the DVD compilation called Humorous Bible Illustrations. This one is entitled "The Unforced Rhythm of Grace".
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