{"id":10775,"date":"2022-08-21T07:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T11:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=10775"},"modified":"2022-08-21T07:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T11:30:49","slug":"the-lord-directs-the-steps-of-the-godly-he-delights-in-every-detail-of-their-lives-though-they-stumble-they-will-never-fall-for-the-lord-holds-them-by-the-hand-psalm-3723-24-nlt-2","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/the-lord-directs-the-steps-of-the-godly-he-delights-in-every-detail-of-their-lives-though-they-stumble-they-will-never-fall-for-the-lord-holds-them-by-the-hand-psalm-3723-24-nlt-2","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.&#8221; (Psalm 37:23-24 NLT)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD, LEAD ME ON<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>David trusted the Lord to guide and direct him. He had no doubt that the God of the universe had interest in the details of his life. He had learned that God not only delighted in directing him, but the Lord was also always present to lift him up should he stumble. For the Lord held him by the hand.<br \/><br \/>David&#8217;s intimate relationship with the Lord can be ours through Jesus Christ. Reading this psalm today, I am reminded of my mother&#8217;s voice singing that old spiritual written by T.A. Dorsey, &#8220;Precious Lord, Take My Hand.&#8221;<br \/><br \/><span class=\"hsphh064 owmke36a kjdc1dyq ctgv7vl3 m8h3af8h lvuc4oj0 je9skisw tt3ens6q eq5u9d8z\" data-testid=\"emoji\"><span class=\"tbl4rxom k8cr7cgy eusf8shn rl78xhln f7cxi1y6 srn514ro\">\ud83c\udfb6<\/span><\/span> &#8220;Precious Lord, take my hand <br \/>Lead me on, let me stand <br \/>I&#8217;m tired, I\u2019m weak, I\u2019m lone <br \/>Through the storm, through the night <br \/>Lead me on to the light <br \/>Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home&#8221;<span class=\"hsphh064 owmke36a kjdc1dyq ctgv7vl3 m8h3af8h lvuc4oj0 je9skisw tt3ens6q eq5u9d8z\" data-testid=\"emoji\"><span class=\"tbl4rxom k8cr7cgy eusf8shn rl78xhln f7cxi1y6 srn514ro\">\ud83c\udfb6<\/span><\/span> <br \/><br \/>PRAYER: Dear Father, we are amazed that You are interested in the details of our lives. Yet Your word says that You delight in them. How wonderful! How like a father with his little children. We lift our hands and hearts to You this day. Lead, guide and direct us. Empower us to follow You in all things. In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD, LEAD ME ON David trusted the Lord to guide and direct him. He had no doubt that the God of the universe had interest in the details of his life. He had learned that God not only delighted in directing him, but the Lord was also always present to lift<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1286],"scripture-chapter":[1370],"oyb_day":[1760],"location":[],"class_list":["post-10775","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-psalms","scripture-chapter-1370","oyb_day-august-21"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/10775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10775"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=10775"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=10775"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=10775"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=10775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}