George Matheson, best known for the hymn, “O Love That Wilt Not Let
Me Go,” wrote another song titled “Ignored Blessings,” in which he
looks back to “the road gone by.” It was by looking back he could see
that his heavenly Father had led him all the way.
God has an itinerary for each of us, a “course” that we must run (see
Acts 20:24 and 2 Tim. 4:7). Our route is charted in the councils of
heaven and rooted in the sovereign purposes of God.
Yet our choices are not irrelevant. We make decisions every day,
large and small, some of which have life-altering consequences. The
question—aside from the confounding mystery of God’s sovereignty and
human choice—is this: How can we discern the course to be run?
The answer is clearer to me now that I’m older and have more of the
past to look back on. By looking back, I see that God has led me all the
way. I can truthfully say, “God has been my shepherd all my life to
this day” (Gen. 48:15 NIV). Though clouds surround the present and I do
not know what the future may hold, I have the assurance that the
Shepherd will show me the way. My task is to follow Him in love and
obedience, and trust each step to Him.
O Father of light and leading,
From the top of each rising hill
Let me cast my eye on the road gone by
To mark the steps of Thy will. —Matheson
From the top of each rising hill
Let me cast my eye on the road gone by
To mark the steps of Thy will. —Matheson
We can trust our all-knowing God for the unknown future.
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