“The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
 And He delights in his way.
 when he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong;
 Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.”  Psalm 37:23-24

How wonderfully gracious is our God!  Let's look into the Scripture to see how these verses open up to us.  We can see already that there is God’s divine guidance, favor and support!

As for our steps in Psalm 40:1-2 David tells of God’s sustaining of him and Believers can claim the same,
“I waited patiently (intently) for the LORD;
 And He inclined to me, and heard my cry.
 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay;
 And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.”

Proverbs 4:14 in this portion of Scripture where the father is teaching his son concerning wisdom,
“When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
 And if you run, you will not stumble.”

Proverbs 16:9 is a good verse to lead us into divine guidance:
“The mind of a man plans his way,
 But the LORD directs his steps.”  

God’s guidance leads--
*Into pleasant paths:
“He makes me lie down in green pastures;
  He leads me by quiet water.”  Psalm 23:2

*In making decisions: 
“He leads the humble in justice,
 And He teaches the humble His way.”  Psalm 25:9

*He leads until the end of life:
“For such is God,
 Our God forever and ever;
 He will guide us until death.”  Psalm48:14

*By wise counsel:
“You will guide me with Your counsel,
 And afterward receive me to glory.”  Psalm 73:24

*By the still small voice:
“And your ears will hear a word behind you, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you turn to the right or to the left.”  Isaiah 30:21

*In the midst of uncertainties:
“And I will lead the blind by a way they do not know,
 In paths they do not know I will guide them.
 I will make darkness into light before them
 And rugged places into plains.
 These are the things I will do, 
 And I will not leave them undone.”  Isaiah 42:16

*By divine illumination:
These are last two verses of the prophecy of Zacharias, Luke 1:78-79,
“Because of  the tender mercy of our God,
 With which the Sunrise from on  high shall visit us,
 To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
 To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

*Into all truth:
In Jesus’ last discourse with His disciples before His death on the cross, He tells them,
“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth, for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.”  John 16:12-13

It is our Most Holy, Almighty, Gracious, Glorious God who loves us and keeps us in His divine care!  With grateful loving hearts we say thank you. Amen

Lord willing, next time we will look further into our opening verses.  There is so much, as you can see, and hopefully it will challenge each of us to do our own personal study.