God's Counsel

In Psalm 119:24, David says that God’s word is not only his delight, but it functions as his counselors.  Because of the inherent darkness of his understanding and the dominance of self-love, no person is able to rule and govern his life in a way that pleases God.  We need His counsel.  We need God’s word as our rule, and His Spirit as our guide to lead us in the way to true happiness and God’s glory.  The Scriptures are the counsel of God, sent to remedy the miseries of the fall.  The Holy Spirit uses the Bible to counsel us how to come to the Lord for happiness.  What a great mercy it is, that God has given us the Bible to counsel us in every situation of life.  Without His merciful direction, we are all like blind men, groping along in utter darkness.  When people reject the Bible, the Lord abandons them to the counsel of their own hearts.  They need no other means to ruin them, than to be left to to their own darkened understanding (Ephesians 4:17-18).  The true Christian will seek God’s direction in every circumstance of life, humbly submitting to whatever condition He has appointed.  The Lord will never fail to direct and guide those who look to Him in this way.