Sovereign 3: God Leads (Ps 23)

Exodus 15:13, “With Your unfailing love (kindness, goodness) You lead the people You have redeemed. In Your might (strength), You guide them to Your sacred home.” God leads us and guides us in His strength, in His sovereignty, meaning “the ultimate authority which no other power or being can overrule.”

When it comes to leading and guiding, God knows best and no one can do it better! The word, lead, means “to go in direction of, to turn eyes toward.” God doesn’t just point us in a direction; He accompanies us where He is leading us!

The word, guide, means “gentle but purposeful leading to a place of refreshing.” As the Ultimate Authority in our lives, God gently leads us!

God guides us to His sacred home, or His dwelling place, His habitation!

Jesus said in John 14:23, “All who love Me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and We will come and make our home with each of them.”

Because God wants us to fellowship with Him, He gently leads us into His presence. He doesn’t push us or pull us. He leads and we must follow.

How does God leads us? —With words. Isaiah 30:21, “Right behind you a voice will say, ‘This is the way you should go,’ whether to the right or to the left.”

The Gathering, Sept 13, 2025