MAKE KNOWN TO ME THY WAY,
THAT I MAY KNOW THEE
(Ex. 33: 13)

THE WAY OF THE LORD for each of us is no strange or unusual path. It is the way on which we find ourselves at any given moment. Very seldom are any of us called upon to desert the circumstances in which we find ourselves. To some, indeed, the way does appear to lead to fresh fields and new associations, but the guiding features are then clear. We are not called upon to make any great decisions independent of that which surrounds us. The ingredients of our purposing are at hand, though we may not consciously take account of them. The events and circumstances of life are God's way. These we blend with His word, and faith, to form a will that is acceptable to Him.

Every occurrence of life is a step along the road to glory. It is also an advance towards a knowledge of God. As we see His hand in our lives, so we grow in a knowledge of Him. He is known through His works, through His creation around us, and especially through His word. Through this He makes known His will and His ways. Our knowledge of Him increases to the extent that we understand His word.

No greater ambition can stir the heart of man than that expressed by Paul, "To know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings". This knowledge comes through an opening of our minds to understand what is written in the Word, and an exercising of our minds in the discipline that we meet in life’s experiences. A prayer for every day is, "Grant us, 0 Lord, a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the realization of Thee!"