“Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness” (Psalm 143:10, NKJV). Teach me to do is worth noticing. This isn’t only a request to know God’s will intellectually, but to actually live it out.
Your Spirit is good grounds this request in trust, not in the psalmist’s own capability, but in the goodness of the Spirit doing the teaching and leading.
Land of uprightness is a good image for the destination this prayer aims toward, not perfection achieved instantly, but a direction actually walked in.
What would it look like to pray this same request today, not just to know God’s will, but to actually be taught and led to do it?
