God's Guidance—2

“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it” (Psalm 37:5).  I want to paraphrase Thomas Manton’s thoughts on this verse:  The word of God gives us understanding of what He requires of us, that if we submit to Him we may be sure of success, comfort and support.  What a singular mercy it is, that God has given us the Scripture, in which we can find counsel on all occasions how to manage our lives wisely.  If we did not have this rule of faith and obedience, we would be groping in the dark.  God’s word teaches us how to think well, for it reaches into our innermost thoughts.  It teaches us to speak well, and to do well in all our actions.  To reject God’s counsel is to do ourselves great harm.  This is so great an evil, that God punishes it with itself.  Oh, what a heavy judgement it is, to be given up to the counsels of your own heart!  People need nothing else to utterly ruin their lives, than to follow their own selfish course.