He leadeth me. Will I be a faithful follower?
The first time I heard the song He Leadeth Me we were in a church that I loved. I loved the people, the preaching, the shared love for the Word, and as we sang this song, which points faithfully to the sovereign leading of God in our lives, the words were sweet truths that I sang heartily, and it quickly became a favorite hymn. There have since been moves and job changes that have led us various places, and a couple in particular that were more challenging. In two such places, the first Sunday after a significant change, the hymn that was sung was this one. I do not believe in coincidence, so I saw this as God’s kindness to encourage me that even when changes have been difficult, moves hard, and I have wrestled with contentment, He is in fact leading. He leadeth me: O blessed thought! O words with heavenly comfort fraught! Whate’er I do, where’er I be, Still ‘tis God’s hand that leadeth me. As believers, we do not navigate this world alone. We do not direct our own ste...