Guidance

Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors. Psalm 119:24
Still reading Psalm 119. This verse stood out to me this morning. Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors. As I read this I think if I delight in something, I am enjoying it. I enjoy my time with God. Another version says your laws please me, they give me wise advice. Just this morning I was thinking about our church and how we look to God for advice. I think the structure of this church has been well thought out. We have a ruling body that looks to God for direction., a board of elders. God gives wise advice, he promises to do so if we ask. Our Elders ask and pray for our body. What I like about this body is our Elders and Deacons serve 3 year terms. As I thought about this design, if an Elder or a Deacon is not true, they are gone after three years and they do not have to be voted in again. I have been in churches where these appointments are for life. Some times you get a self serving individual in there and you have them for life. Not so here,  after their term, if they have been found to not be true, they are out of their term  and need never be appointed again. They are inactive. As I think about this, spread through out the body are former Deacons and Elders that are inactive but can be called upon as needed. Their loyalty is needed and probably there as they have been a part of the working body. I think there is a lot of wisdom in this design. You can train up Elders and Deacons for the future. I notice they have included younger men as part of both boards. They are trained for future use. It just seems to work really well.  I believe it was carefully sought out from God as leaders asked for wisdom. So as I think on this some more, I see our nation in trouble, awe need God's wisdom and guidance. I honestly think God gave us Trump. I see so many liberals that do not think so. So I could go back a few years and we would have many conservatives that would be hard pressed to explain why God gave us Obama. I think if for no other purpose then to drive Christians to their knees in prayer, asking God for help. Perhaps God is now driving Liberal Christians to their knees in prayer. Where we need to be, looking to God for guidance.  God's words are my counselors, how can you improve on having God advise and guide you? So I take this one step farther, I believe God laid it on my heart to run for Alderboard here in Verona. I am not the smartest man, this is the very first time I have run for office of any kind. I think I need to take this verse to heart and let God be my counselor even in a public office. God sees all, understands all, puts the operating systems of this world in place. He knows what is best for us. This is my word for today, to look to God for wisdom, for guidance in everything I do. Our national leaders would to well to look to God for advice. Local leaders also need to look to God for guidance. We find this worlds operating manual in the Bible. Your home, you business, your city and your nation will all run better according to God's plan. God's testimonies are my delight, they are my counselors. God gives wisdom to those who ask and seek him. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. James 1:5. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. James 3:17.  For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6.  Look to God for guidance in all we do.  God bless, LVZ.