10102026 Divine Guidance

Dear Missionary Lady,

Greetings in the name of our great Guide. He has always faithfully led His people and will continue to do so.

“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Psalm 32:8).

God guided Abraham. From his home in Haran to his sojourn in Canaan. Through Abraham’s side trip to Egypt. Through dividing the land with Lot. Through military rescues. Through false steps. Through years of waiting. To the unspeakable Mount Moriah. God was always there.

God guided Joseph. To find his brothers in Dothan. On the savage trip to Egypt. In Potiphar’s house. In the prison. As a high-ranking official. Through reconciliation with his family. Even in transporting his bones back to Canaan. God was always there.

God guided David. From the shepherd’s hill to the battle with Goliath. Through faithful service to an unstable king. Through night escapes to cave escapes to foreign power escapes to angry men escapes to military escapes to civil war escapes. God was always there.

God guided Daniel. From Israel to Babylon. Through the foreign university and the unreasonable demands of the king. Through successive rulers. Through oppressive government mandates and through the lion’s den. In desperate searches to understand God’s plans. God was always there.

God guided Paul. From observing the death of Stephen to seeing the light on the road to Damascus. Through training in the wilderness and confrontations in the early church. Through threat of death from Jews and Gentiles and Romans. Through three missionary journeys – city by city and region by region. Through shipwrecks and imprisonments and house arrest in a foreign place. God was always there.

We may not be able to personally relate to every one of those circumstances, but certainly we find repeated parallels in our own lives to the situations of the men listed above. Where do you find your own story? In moving to a foreign land or from place to place? In opposition and danger? In needing wisdom? In being rescued from your own mistakes? In carrying out your mission from God? In routine responsibilities or in immense tasks beyond your comprehension?

Has not God always been there? Time after time, He has guided, instructed, and taught. His eye has been on you. Your path has been made plain and your feeble efforts have been blessed.

And so our faithful God will continue to do. Each new day. Each new year. Each new ministry. Each new outreach. Praise God for His faithful and careful guidance.

Love in Christ,

Peggy Holt

member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA