DAILY TEXT, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, I, Jehovah, am the one who guides you (Is. 48:17).

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Tuesday March 25, 2025

I, Jehovah, am the one who guides you (Isa. 48:17).

How does Jehovah guide us? Mainly, through his Word. But he also uses human beings as his representatives. For example, through “the faithful and prudent slave” he gives us spiritual food that helps us make good decisions (Matt. 24:45). These are not the only men that Jehovah uses to guide us. Circuit overseers and congregation elders encourage and counsel us in coping with difficulties. We are very grateful that Jehovah gives us such good guidance in these last very complicated days. This way we can continue to be your friends and continue walking the path that leads to life. Even so, we may sometimes find it difficult to follow Jehovah’s guidance, especially when it comes to us through imperfect men. It is at these times that we most need to trust that Jehovah is guiding his people and that the best thing we can do is follow his guidance. w24.02 20 paras. 23.

What will we analyze in this article?

Even so, we may sometimes find it difficult to follow Jehovah’s guidance, especially when it comes to us through imperfect men. Because? Maybe what they tell us is not what we want to hear. Or we may think that their advice is impractical or misguided, and therefore cannot come from Jehovah. It is at these times that we most need to trust that Jehovah is guiding his people and that the best thing we can do is follow his guidance. To strengthen that trust, in this article we are going to analyze the following three ideas: 1) how Jehovah guided his people in biblical times, 2) how he is guiding us today, and 3) what are the benefits of always following his guidance.

How did Jehovah demonstrate that he was using Moses to guide the Israelites? (See cover drawing).

Jehovah appointed Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and gave them clear evidence that he was using this man to guide them. One of those tests was the pillar of cloud they saw during the day and the pillar of fire they saw at night (Ex. 13:21). Moses followed that column, and as a result, he and the Israelites reached the Red Sea. When the Israelites thought they were trapped between the sea and the Egyptian army, they panicked. They assumed that Moses had made a terrible mistake in bringing them there. But there was nothing wrong with it. It was Jehovah who had Moses take them right to that place (Ex. 14:2). And then he saved them with an impressive miracle (Ex. 14:26-28).

For 40 years, Moses followed the pillar of cloud to guide God's people through the wilderness.a Jehovah sometimes had the pillar placed over Moses' tent, where everyone could see it. (Ex. 33:7, 9, 10) From that pillar, Jehovah spoke to Moses, and he then conveyed his instructions to the people (Ps. 99:7). So the Israelites had ample evidence that Jehovah was using Moses to guide them.

How did the Israelites respond to Jehovah’s guidance? (Numbers 14:2, 10, 11).

Unfortunately, most Israelites rejected the clear evidence that Jehovah had chosen Moses as his representative. (Read Numbers 14:2, 10, 11.) Because they repeatedly refused to recognize Moses' role, Jehovah did not allow them to enter the Promised Land (Num. 14:30).

Who followed Jehovah's guidance? (Numbers 14:24; see also image).

Now, there were some Israelites who did follow Jehovah's guidance. For example, Jehovah said: “Caleb […] continued to follow me with all his heart” (read Numbers 14:24). God rewarded him and even allowed him to choose where in Canaan he wanted to live (Josh. 14:12-14). Like Caleb, the next generation of Israelites let Jehovah guide them. In fact, “all the days of their lives they deeply respected” Joshua, the man whom Jehovah chose to replace Moses as leader of the nation (Josh. 4:14). Therefore, Jehovah blessed them and allowed them to enter the Promised Land (Josh. 21:43, 44).

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