Daily Devotions

Teach Me Your Path

Scripture:
“Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.” – Psalm 25:4 (ESV)

As we continue to reflect on seeking direction in life, Psalm 25:4 offers us a humble and honest prayer:

“Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.”

In a world overflowing with decisions—many of them urgent, complex, and unclear—this verse reorients us. It reminds us not to rely solely on our own understanding but to seek God's direction first. For today’s Christian, this is more than a verse—it is a posture of the heart.

Whether we are navigating relationships, family, career, or calling, the invitation remains the same:

Pause. Ask. Listen. Follow.

True guidance isn’t found in choosing what merely seems right; it comes when we allow God to shape our desires and decisions, so they align with His greater purpose. What makes this request so powerful is its foundation: God’s loving willingness to guide.

King David didn’t cry out to a distant deity but to a compassionate, present Lord—one who delights to lead His people in paths of peace, purpose, and promise.

A Story of Quiet Faithfulness

A young woman, full of passion and prepared to serve overseas as a missionary, was stopped short when tragedy struck. Her sister died suddenly, leaving four young children behind. Grieving but steadfast, she gave up her plans and raised the children as her own.

She mourned the dream she had laid down, believing her opportunity to serve God in mission was lost.

But years later, something astonishing happened. One by one, each of the four children came to her, saying,

“I feel God is calling me to be a missionary.”

In the end, not one, but four missionaries went out—because one woman walked the path God placed before her with quiet, faithful obedience. What once felt like sacrifice was revealed to be divine multiplication.

A Prayer in Poetry

From George Herbert’s hymn “Teach Me, My God and King” (1633):

Teach me, my God and King,
in all things Thee to see,
and what I do in anything,
to do it as for Thee.

All may of Thee partake;
nothing so small can be,
but draws, when acted for Thy sake,
greatness and worth from Thee.

If done t'obey Thy laws,
e’en servile labours shine;
hallowed is toil, if this the cause,
the meanest work divine.