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Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; which lead thee by the way that thou shouldest go. O that thou hast hearkened to my commandments! Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof, his name should not be cut off nor destroyed before me. (Isaiah 48:17-19)

Every relationship has guide lines that helps it flourish. Our God also follows the same approach and never hesitates to tell us his plans and how He wants us to walk with Him. Today the Lord has more to say to us as we walk with Him.  The Lord is our Redeemer. He redeemed us when Jesus died on the cross. He is also the Holy One of Israel. Our God is holy and will not reduce His standard just to please us.

“Which lead thee by the way that thou shouldest go”. Because he is our Lord and expresses Lordship over our lives, it is expected that He will be the one to direct us through life. His primary concern is your safety and fulfillment. He is light that illuminates. He is the beginning and the end. That means that in our journey through life, the Lord knows where we will encounter sharp bends, he knows when there is a dead end, he knows where there is a T-junction or where there will be a zebra crossing. Life has detours at some point and it is important that we tag on to the One who knows the way. I am grateful that our God knows it all.

“O that thou hast hearkened to my commandments!”This is the Lord speaking. He knows our human nature where because we think we suddenly know how God operates decide to run the show of our lives ourselves. His word is the commandment. It is the manual for operating through life. If we will hearken (pay close attention and do as we are told) to His word, things will work out right for us.

“Then had thy peace been as a river”When you are doing something according to plan, you are relaxed because you have foreknowledge of what the outcome should be, you will be relaxed. A river is a body of water surrounded by land so in essence, as long as we follow the Lord, we are surrounded by His presence that gives peace of mind. “And thy righteousness as the waves of the sea”.Obedience puts us in right standing all the way. Waves have height and are visible.

“Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof, his name should not be cut off nor destroyed before me”. Our obedience to the Lord ensures continuity. Our children and all around us and our name will not be cut off. What a beautiful assurance we have in God.