HE WILL TEACH

-

Artus Wolffort

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and they lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. 

 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.  Psalm 25:5-14

Matthew Henry:

Once and again David prays to God to teach him. He was a knowing man himself, but the most intelligent, the most observant, both need and desire to be taught of God; from him we must be ever learning.  What he desired to learn: "Teach me, not fine words or fine notions, but thy ways, thy paths, thy truth, the ways in which thou walkest towards men, which are all mercy and truth and the ways in which thou wouldst have me to walk towards thee.’’ 

Those are best taught who understand their duty, and know the good things they should do. God’s paths and his truth are the same; divine laws are all founded upon divine truths. The way of God’s precepts is the way of truth. (Ps 119:30)    

Christ is both the way and the truth, and therefore we must learn Christ.

"Show me thy way, and so teach me.’’ In doubtful cases we should pray earnestly that God would make it plain to us what he would have us to do. That he would incline his will to do it, and strengthen him in it: "Lead me, and so teach me.’’ Not only as we lead one that is dimsighted, to keep him from missing his way, but as we lead one that is sick, and feeble, and faint, to help him forward in the way and to keep him from fainting and falling. We go no further in the way to heaven than God is pleased to lead us and to hold us up. 

What he pleads, His great expectation from God: Thou art the God of my salvation. If God save us, he will teach us and lead us. He that gives salvation will give instruction.