The Way God Instructs

The Psalmist says in 25:8, 9 “Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way; He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble His way.” Here the writer of this chapter invites us to understand a very simple process within God’s plan.

The first comment is about the integrity of the Lord, that He is “Good and upright” and secondly because of that attitude, He “instructs sinners in the way.”

If it was my desire to become an airplane pilot, then I would want one of the “best” available to teach me how to maneuver that airplane safely and efficiently. I see the same thing here. Because the Lord is Good and Upright, Who better than Him to instruct us (sinners) how to walk in His way?

Because God looks at man through their heart and not their deeds, He uses the born again believer’s humility to show him why it is that he was saved in the first place. We all understand that we have “…been justified by faith (Ro. 5:1) so because of that understanding, God continually uses that fact to help us understand how to “live” as being justified. “…but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Ro. 5:3-5).

So when in the Psalms it says that “He instructs sinners in the way” our best conclusion is to recognize that the He in this verse is with a capital “He” for it is Jesus Christ who instructs us in His Way (other scriptures explain that the disciples used the word “Way” in describing the ministry of Christ).

And of course our attitude during this instruction must be one of humility to be properly taught. If, while taking lessons to learn to be an airplane pilot I acted arrogantly so as to portray the thought that I “knew it all” I would not be placing my faith in the “master teacher” for that airplane lesson.

Humility plays a big part in life for us here on earth. As God helps us to grow in our faith, He also “fine tunes” our humility of the seasons, as well.

Dave