2 Timothy 3:16-17; ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

DAILY READING    Philippians 1:1-11; Ezekiel 18; Isaiah 47

In football matches, there are rare moments when a player scores against his own team. This can be disheartening and frustrating to the team. Perhaps one of the strangest of such instances in the history of college football almost took place in 1929. This was during a competition between University of California and Georgia Tech. A University of California football player, Roy Riegels, picked up a fumble by Georgia Tech and started running toward the goal post. What is strange is that his own teammates began to chase him. He raced 65 yards down the field before he was finally tackled by a teammate. But then why would a player on his own team tackle him? The reason was because Riegels spun around after picking up the ball, became disoriented and began to run to the opposite direction. He was the only one in the entire stadium who didn’t know he was running toward the wrong goal line. He was going to score in his own  team’s goal post. He could hear the cheers of the crowd, but didn’t realize they were coming from the other team. And he would have scored a wrong goal if he hadn’t been stopped in time.

Jonah was thrown overboard by his fellow travelers and later swallowed by the fish to stop him from going the wrong way. Sometimes God allows circumstances to tackle you to let you know you are going the wrong way. 

In Numbers 22, God stopped the donkey as a way of warning Balaam that he was going the wrong way. God will always find ways to alert us if we are going the wrong way, but the question is; are we listening?

Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”

Not all open doors are from God, some could be traps in disguise. If we are headed the wrong way, God in His mercy often sends someone or something to tackle us. We must therefore be sensitive to the leading and dealings of The Holy Spirit. And most importantly we must seek guidance from scriptures. God guides and corrects us by His Word.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 says ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:’

 Let us always take the time to consult God before embarking on any venture. Let us also daily seek divine direction from Him in all that we do. And we become better positioned to receive divine guidance when we walk in love. We are firstly commanded to love God will all our hearts and secondly to love our neighbors as ourselves. When we live and walk in love, we are walking in the will of God and God will be committed to guiding us. And if at any time, it seems we are headed the wrong way, He will send situations to tackle us and then by His Spirit show us the right way to go.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your divine guidance made available to me through Your Word and Your Spirit. Please help me to learn to allow your Word to control my life, so that I can  be empowered to always walk in the right path of life in Jesus Name.    

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To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222.