“Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day” (Psalm 25:5).

Yesterday I shared with you that the prayer “Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me” is a tremendous phrase. I shared with you that I am not a Hebrew scholar, but I know the word for “lead” is darak which means “to tread, to march onward.” I shared that I have probably told you this before, but I met my wife in the third grade. I liked her from the day I met her. (She didn’t like me, but I digress!) Then the day came when we Cub Scouts were going to march in the Oakfield, New York, Memorial Day celebrations. The path of the parade took us directly past Karen’s home. I was so proud in my Cub Scout uniform and to think that I was going to march right in front of her house! As we approached, to my joy and delight, Karen and her parents were out on their side yard watching the parade. Several rows from the front, on the side closest to Karen’s yard, I proudly marched as I approached her. I can remember it like it was yesterday! As I marched in front of her, I caught her eye and smiled at her. She smiled back, and here’s where I ended the true story yesterday. Let me tell you the rest of the story. I looked left, and there she was. I continued looking left at her. We marched onward. I kept looking left at her. I turned slightly back to look left at her. And then I looked straight ahead, and there was a tree! My troop marched straight ahead, but I marched to the left and out-of-step with my fellow scouts. Here’s a great lesson for today. Keep your eyes straight on the Lord as you read of Him in  God’s Word. Ask Him to lead you in His truth!

For today: How easy it is to lose focus. Keep in God’s Word. By the way, no, she wasn’t impressed with the Cub Scout who nearly walked into the tree, but I’m glad she loves me today.