He Goes Before Me

Isaiah 52:12 - “For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight:  for the LORD will go before you.”

You know, God tells us in the scriptures that He knows what we need before we can even ask.  Ephesians 3:20 tells us that He is “able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.”  In fact throughout our Christian life, we see over and over again how our needs are met – our prayers are answered – our desires are seen to before we even think about what we need.  God specializes in going before us and blessing our faithfulness to Him.  He delights in making us happy – He takes pleasure in pleasing us – He goes before us in all we do and blesses us more than we can imagine.  Psalm 21:3 – “For thou preventest [goes before] him with the blessings of goodness.”

It’s also a fact of scripture that Christ can help us with our problems because He’s been there.  Hebrews 4:15 tells us, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”  He experienced life as a man – He felt the same emotions – He lived the same experiences – He suffered the same tribulations – He went through the same temptations.  So He above all others is able to know exactly what we need to get through this life and He can go before us and make the pathway clear. 

What a blessing to be able to depend on one who has the omnipotence – the omniscience – the compassion to go before us and make things right before we even know they’re wrong.  Can you just imagine what things could have gone wrong in our lives that He straightened out before they became a problem?  How many wrecks did we avoid because He sent a delay our way?  And we griped about the delay.  Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God.”  Think about it!

                             

He Goes Before Me

Many times in this old world I have been misunderstood

And it seems that I was ofttimes treated wrongly.

But the Saviour came in love and He wrote my name above,

And if I trust Him, He will always go before me.

Friends of earth will let me down, and my enemies abound,

But I’ve a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Jesus hears me when I pray, gives me strength for every day,

And in trials He goes before me like no other.

Clouds may gather in the sky, tears of sadness dim the eye,

But the Saviour promised that He’d leave me never.

Jesus keeps me ever near, wipes away my every tear,

And goes before me through the midst of each endeavor.

He goes before me to make the pathway clear before me,

To keep me ever near to glory, to conquer every fear before me.

I don’t know where He may lead, but Jesus knows my every need,

And if I trust Him, He will always go before me

© 2006 Paul Stultz

Quote – “If Christ is in your life, what you need now you will no longer need.” – Dr. Jim Bellis

"Lord, Thank you for being that 'friend that sticketh closer than a brother' - for not only going with me, but also for going before me and making the way clear.  Help me Lord, to follow you every step of the way.  Amen."