THE FATHER'S UNFAILING LOVE WILL ALWAYS LEAD AND GUIDE ME

Exodus 15:13 (NIV) In Your unfailing love You will lead the people You have redeemed. In Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.After the Lord led the nation of Israel out of Egypt and they had crossed the Red Sea, the Israelites sang these scriptures out as part of their victory song. They sang that the Lord would lead and guide them. They sang and declared that His unfailing love would lead and guide. Since the Father's love is unfailing, then He'll never fail to lead, and He'll never fail to guide. In other words, we will always have direction in life and not be wandering in the wilderness. Of course, we can decide what to do with our lives without the Lord's input. We can choose our own highways of life that could lead to destruction, or we can choose the higher way, God's way. God's way is the higher way, God's thoughts are the higher thoughts, and God's plan is the perfect plan.The Father's unfailing love will lead us to cross the deepest oceans. The ocean can be the scariest time of our lives because it is deep and a place where we cannot depend on our abilities. It can also be very rough because of the storms on the darkest nights. Joshua and Caleb were born in such a place, a place of the darkest time. They were born and raised in Egypt under the oppression of Pharaoh. Was this the only world they had to be forever embedded in? They must have wondered. They could not see what the world was like outside the slavery of Egypt. Generation after generation, they had been surrounded by night's darkness, unable to see anything beyond the horizon. But the Father's unfailing love did not forget about them. Out of their despair in Egypt, the Father's love raised a Moses to lead them. The time came, and the Father's unfailing love led them out and gave them renewed hope in life. They heard about the promised land, but now they could really sense the Father's unfailing love leading them to set foot on the land they had only heard about from their forefathers. Be encouraged. The Father's unfailing love will lead us through the wilderness of life. Moses led the nation of Israel out of Egypt. Seeing the greatest miracle of that time gave Joshua and Caleb great hope of moving into a land called promised. However, their hopes were dashed when the Israelites refused to cross the River Jordan into the promised land. It seemed so near but yet so far. As a result of this, they had to wander in the wilderness for another forty years. Many would have given up hope of seeing the promise being fulfilled. But Joshua and Caleb endured and persevered in the wilderness because the day would come when the Father's unfailing love would not fail to lead them again. When the Father promises something, we will not only hear about it, but His unfailing love will surely lead us to see and possess it, only if we continue to believe. We will surely see, we will surely see, what was told to us.The Father's unfailing love raised a new generation so Joshua and Caleb could possess the promised land. His unfailing love would lead them to cross the River Jordan and guide them with strength to conquer Jericho. Joshua and Caleb conquered city after city with the strength of His unfailing love.My Father's unfailing love will guide me with His strength. There is no road I cannot travel. There is no wilderness I cannot walk through. There is no deepest ocean I cannot sail through. When we follow His instructions given to guide us, it comes with the strength of His unfailing love. He will never leave us helpless and without the strength to confront the enemies before us. His love is a constant guide, leading us through every challenge.Three Sundays ago, the Heavenly Father said to me, "Walk your own Road". His unfailing love will lead me and guide me with His strength. The Father who loves me is saying to me, don't walk the road others are walking on. But walk the road He has appointed for me. Rev. Cheong Yew KwongFaith Church SingaporePlease visit our website at faithchurch.sg#goodtoread ... See MoreSee Less

天父无止境的爱会永远引领我

出埃及记15:13 【新国际版】你以不离不弃的爱带领你所救赎的百姓；你以能力引导他们到你的圣所。主带领以色列百姓从埃及出来，过了红海，以色列人便高唱诗歌庆祝胜利，其中就包括这段经文。他们唱道：主会带领他们、引导他们。他们又唱歌又宣告：神无止境的爱会带领并引导。既然天父的爱没有止境、永不失败，那么在带领和引导我们这件事情上，祂也永远不会失败。也就是说，我们总是能得到人生的指引，绝不会在旷野迷失方向。当然，我们也可以不顾主的指引，自行决定人生的走向。我们可以选择自己的人生道路，虽然那可能会通向灭亡。我们也可以选择更高的道路，就是神的路。神的路永远是更高的，神的意念总是高过我们的意念，神的计划就是完美的计划。天父无止境的爱会带领我们穿越最深的海洋。这海洋可能是我们人生中最险恶的境遇，因为它深不可测，我们仅凭自己是无法逾越的。它也可能会波涛汹涌，因为在最黑暗的夜里，暴风会掀起滔滔巨浪。约书亚和迦勒就出生于这样的地方，一个最黑暗的时期。他们在埃及出生长大，受尽法老的压迫。他们肯定也想过，难道这辈子就要困在此地不得翻身吗？他们在埃及为奴，看不见外面世界的模样。一代又一代，他们都被包围在黑暗之中不见天日，无法看到地平线的另一边。但天父无止境的爱没有将他们遗忘。就在他们困于埃及深陷绝望的时刻，天父的爱兴起了摩西去带领他们。时候一到，天父无止境的爱就带领他们走出了埃及，给他们的生活注入了新的希望。他们听说过应许之地，但现在他们能够切身感受到，是天父无止境的爱在引领他们走向那里，走向那祖辈口中所描绘的地方。打起精神，振作起来，天父无止境的爱会带领我们穿越人生的荒野。摩西带领以色列的百姓走出了埃及。在目睹了当时世界上最伟大的神迹后，约书亚和迦勒的心中燃起了希望，要往那应许之地去。然而，以色列人不肯过约旦河进入应许之地，他们的希望也破灭了。应许之地看起来是近在咫尺，却又如此远在天涯。结果呢，他们只能在旷野里继续流浪四十年。换了其他很多人，肯定就会放弃应许之地的盼望了，但约书亚和迦勒在旷野中坚持忍耐，因为天父无止境的爱肯定会再次带领他们，那一天终究会到来。凡是天父所应许的，我们不但会听见，祂无止境的爱也肯定会带领我们看见，并带领我们最终拥有祂所应许的一切 —— 只要我们继续相信。我们肯定会看见，祂对我们说的话成为现实的那一天。我们必定能看见，这是毫无疑问的。天父无止境的爱为约书亚和迦勒兴起了新的一代人，由他们带领去攻占应许之地。祂无止境的爱会带领他们渡过约旦河，用大能引导他们征服耶利哥。约书亚和迦勒攻克城池，战无不胜，都是靠着祂无止境的爱的大能。我的天父有无止境的爱，祂的爱会用大能引导我。没有什么路途是我不能行走的，没有什么旷野是我不能穿越的。没有什么深洋是我不能航行的。如果我们跟随祂给我们的指引，就会得到祂无止境的爱所带来的力量。祂永远不会撇下我们无依无靠、赤手空拳地面对眼前的敌人。天父的爱是始终如一的，祂的爱总会引导我们穿过每一个挑战。三个星期以前，天父对我说：“走你自己的路”。祂无止境的爱会带领我，用祂的大能引导我。爱我的天父对我说，不要走其他人正在走的路，而是要走祂为我指定的道路。耀光牧师新加坡信心教会请访问我们的中文播客,faithchurch.sg/牧师手札/#牧师手札 ... See MoreSee Less