Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation)

I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
    guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
    and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
    I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation)

God is speaking through the prophet Isaiah. These are the types of things that God does.

Want to do some of the things God does? Sure I do, but I can’t… Yes, there are many things God does that I cannot do, that is why God is God and I am not.

Still, there are many things God does that we can all do. We can all lead persons down unfamiliar paths. We can all brighten the darkness that befuddles some. We can all smooth the paths of people who are stumbling.

We can all refuse to forsake others.

Please God, help me to do the things You do.