Benefits from the Bible ~ Day 2

The next benefit the Bible gives us is guidance found in Psalm 119:24. Your translation may read "counselors." Who doesn't need guidance throughout life? Many times we try to figure out life all on our own. It gets overwhelming rather quickly. Then when we do seek counsel, we end up getting man's opinion rather than the insight that God can bring into our lives. Now its not that human counselors or a friend's advice is of no value. They can be a great help. But God is the "Wonderful Counselor" according to the prophet Isaiah and no one has a better view of life and how to live it than God. Interestingly, the word for guidance here is also translated champion in other places in the Old Testament. It's as if God is saying, "you have a champion in your corner at all times. It is My Word. It will guide you." No wonder the psalmist says later on in Psalm 119:105, "Your Word is a lamp to walk by and a light to illumine my path." Get into the Bible today my friends. You will find guidance for life within its pages.