God as Your Teacher

May 20, 2025

In Psalm 25, David makes a plea to God, asking Him to be his teacher.  “Make me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day.” (Psalm 25:4–5 NASB95) Have you ever asked God to be your teacher?  I’m convinced that God will be pleased to hear this prayer from us and to answer it.  But who is it that the Lord will teach? 

God will teach those who wait for Him.  To wait on God is to rely on Him.  It is to set your hope on Him and expect that He will answer you.  God is looking at us to see if we trust Him and Him alone.  He is pleased to help those who wait on Him.

Who will God teach?  It is the one who is humble. “He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way.” (Psalm 25:9, NASB95) In order to be taught, we must be teachable.  This is the essence of humility—being teachable.  The humble person does not think too highly of themselves or their own knowledge, and therefore they are ready and willing to receive wisdom from God.  If we begin to believe that we have arrived or that we already know everything, we should not expect to receive any additional insight from God.  But God is pleased to teach the humble in His way.

Who will God teach?  It is the one who fears Him.  “Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.” (Psalm 25:12 NASB95) The person who fears the Lord stands in awe of who He is.  They recognize His power, His wisdom, and His holiness.  The one who fears the Lord will be diligent to stay away from the path of sin because they have a healthy dread of displeasing Him.  The one who fears the Lord opens the word of God and trembles at what he reads.  It is this person that God will instruct in the way he should choose. 

Have you asked God to be your teacher?  Think of the wonderful blessings that will be ours if God Himself teaches us His paths and makes us to know His ways.  Let us ask God to teach us and let us also prepare our hearts to receive His teaching.

—Scott Colvin

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You of Little Faith

December 16, 2021

In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus teaches us how to deal with anxiety.  He reminds us not to worry about our lives and says this: “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!” (Matthew 6:30, NASB)

In Matthew chapter 8, we see Jesus and His disciples in a boat as a great storm arose on the sea.  The disciples were terrified and cried out to Jesus, “Save us, Lord!”  Jesus responded, “…Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?’ Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea and it became perfectly calm.” (Matthew 8:26, NASB)

Some time later, the disciples were again on a boat, and once again, the wind and waves were battering them.  The disciples looked and saw Jesus walking toward them on the water.  At Jesus’ invitation, Peter got out of the boat and began to walk toward Him.  “But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’  Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, ‘You of little faith, why did you doubt?’” (Matthew 14:31, NASB)

Like Jesus’ disciples, we sometimes struggle mightily with the terrible trio of worry, fear, and doubt.  These emotions can rule over our lives.  What is the root cause of chronic worry, fear, and doubt?  In each of the above passages, Jesus pinpoints the cause—lack of faith!  This can be hard to hear, but they are the words of Jesus.  “You of little faith!”  But by understanding the root cause, by God’s grace we can find help to overcome.  We need to be growing our faith. When “doubts arise and fears dismay” in life, we might ask ourselves 3 questions to refocus our faith:  1) Is God aware of my problems in life?  2) Does God care about me and have my best interest at heart? 3) Does God have the power to help?  The answer to each of these questions is a resounding yes! Having this assurance in our heart, we can come in renewed faith to search His word for answers and to lay our anxieties at His feet in prayer.  As we look to Him in faith, He will grant His divine help and comfort!  He will grant us His peace!  Lord, teach us to increase our faith!

— Scott Colvin

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