The Living Word: Follow the leader
BY LEORA SCHMIDT
thelivingword@mail.com
Bible heroes recognized their dependence on the divine power of God to lead them. In response to God’s prompting to go and do, here is what they might have said before they started their day:
Moses - “Lord, “If You don’t go with us, or before us, we are not going anywhere.”
Abraham - “The Lord will provide.”
Jacob - “I won’t let You go unless You bless me.”
Joshua - “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Samuel - “Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.”
Nehemiah - “The joy of the Lord is my strength.”
David -“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.” “This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Solomon - “Trust in the Lord, oh my soul, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct your path.”Isaiah - “Here I am. Send me.” “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.”
Jeremiah - “The Lord has plans to prosper me, and not to harm or fail me.”
Jabez - “Oh that you may bless me and enlarge my territory.”
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego - “We will not bow down to any image, but will serve the Lord.”
Ezekiel - “Any dry bones in my life, live again.”
Daniel - “Despite a decree to cease praying, I kneel before You, Lord.”
Habakkuk - “Even with empty cupboards I will praise You, Lord.”
The above thought-provoking compilation of faithful God-followers is presented, with some additions and variation, from an unknown author. What is your
answer to the question from the Lord, “Who will go for Me today?”
16. (Insert your name and compose what you would say to the Lord.)
(Supporting texts: 1. Exodus 35:18; 2. Genesis 22:8; 3. Genesis 32:26; 4. Joshua 24:15; 5. 1 Samuel 3:10; 6. Nehemiah 8:10; 7. Psalm 23:1; 118:24; 8. Proverbs 3, 5, 6; 9. Isaiah 6:9; 54:17; 10. Jeremiah 29:11; 11. 1 Chronicles 4:10; 12. Daniel 3:18; 13. Ezekiel 37:1-11; 14. Daniel chapter 6; 15. Habakkuk 3:17-19.)