Psalm 27:11a (NLT)
11 Teach me how to live, O LORD. Lead me along the right path.

Prayers that focus on scripture (in other words, allowing scripture to instruct us) will lead us on the right path in life. Getting off that path is easy when we try to do it our way. That always takes us down by-paths and dead ends. As we pray believing in and following His perfect path, we find ourselves in the center of God’s will. There is no better place.

In 1540, Martin Luther’s great friend and assistant, Frederick Myconius became sick and was expected to die. After receiving word of that, Luther sent Myconius back a note saying that he had prayed in the name of God that Myconius would recover because there was still a great need for him in the work of reforming the church. Luther had such a sense of being in the center of God’s will that he believed that God’s will was for Myconius to survive even Luther. Shortly thereafter, Myconius completely recovered, lived six more years and survived Luther by two months.

Heavenly Father, I plead for your instruction to keep me on the right path. My prayer is for Your will to be done and that You would make your will known to me for my life. Keep me in the center of Your will. Amen.

Always praying for the glory of God,