Page 27 His people, ,I will teach you which way to go. Don’t be like the horse and mule which have no understanding. There is a great need for understanding among the Lord’s people today. Scores of Christians have imbibed a doctrine that essentially throws out the element of understanding and reduces them to that of a horse or mule where they expect God to pull them to the left and to the right saying, ,Go here; go there. Go here; go there. This is what you do in this situation. This is what you don’t do in this situation. And the Lord says to His people, ,Do not be like that. The point of the passage is simply this: God teaches, instructs, and guides us by giving us understanding. Therefore, seek understanding. And that brings us to the passage that we opened with: Brethren, DO NOT BE CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING; however, in malice be babes, but IN UNDERSTANDING BE MATURE. (1 Cor. 14:20, NKJV) I would like to close this chapter by making the following proposition: God’s will for you and me is not like a train track. It’s like a parking lot.
Psalm 89:8 says He is clothed in faithfulness. Psalm 96:13 says He judges in faithfulness. Psalm 119:75 says He afflicts His children in faithfulness. Psalm 143:1 says He responds to prayer in faithfulness. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says He permits our temptations in faithfulness. 2 Corinthians 1:18 says He is faithful to His Word. Isaiah 25:1 says He is faithful to His plans. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 says He is faithful to protect us from Satan. 1 John 1:9 says He is faithful to forgive our sins. Psalm 145:13 says He is faithful to fulfill His promises. Psalm 119:86 says He is faithful in His commandments. 1 Peter 4:19 says He is faithful during our suffering. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 says He is faithful to sanctify us. 1 Corinthians 1:9 says He is faithful to keep us saved. And 2 Timothy 2:13 says He is faithful even when we are not.
Randy Smith