2.    There is a lesson on the way.

One of the reasons why we can trust the Bible is that it just works. If you live your life God's way, you will have the best life ever. It doesn't mean that you won't have any pain or struggles, but it does mean that you will be equipped to handle anything that life throws at you.

Isaiah 48:17

This is what the Lord says; your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.

The Holy Spirit who guided the children of Israel through the desert is the same Spirit of God who guides us along the path that is best for each one of us – even if it is sometimes uncomfortable or difficult. The Spirit -inspired words of Isaiah were an encouragement to the people of Israel, who were suffering affliction during their Babylonian captivity, and it is the same Holy Spirit that speaks to us and gently leads the body of Christ through the peaks and pitfalls of this world system.

The believer that has a teachable spirit is the one that the Lord can lead and guide into the way of truth. When God speaks should we not listen to His voice? Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.