Don't just know. Live in truth.

{Daily Selah}

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. (Psalm 25:5)

When my oldest son was 3 years old, he didn't want to simply know about the mechanics of written language (i.e. letter sounds). He had an insatiable desire to put that basic knowledge into practice and be able to read. He developed such a love for reading that school testing showed he was reading at a college level by the time he was 8. 


Psalm 25:5, David didn't want to simply know about the Lord.  In other words, he wanted to put that knowledge into practice. Notice he didn't simply request, "Teach me." He wanted the Lord to lead him into truth. David's desire was to live according to truth, not just to know truth.  


No matter how long we've known the Lord or how much we've studied His Word, we still need Him to teach us and lead us into truth. He doesn't want us to simply know about Him. He wants us to put that knowledge into practice. In other words, live in truth and live for Him.  

Don't just know. Live in truth. 


Father, thank You for giving us Your Word and for revealing Yourself to us. Give us humble, teachable spirits like David had. Lead us into truth and teach us Your truth and Your ways, for Your glory. In Jesus' Name, amen. 



{Daily Selah} is a mini-devotional, a pause to ponder about the Lord and how He wants us to live.