Stay on the Right Path
Once, in high school, two friends of mine and I decided to go camping on the Appalachian Trail. Things started off good. At twilight We set up camp on Grandfather Mountain for the first frigid night. Upon waking the next morning we had to break the ice in order to have water.
Somewhere along that day, as we walked along the trail, we took a wrong turn and got off the trail. We ended up wandering and actually ended up, we believed, going around a mountain before finally getting our bearings and, eventually, late on the third day, ended up in the parking lot where we started.
Life can be like that. Even though there may be rough times, life is, for most, good. Then, out of nowhere, and unbeknownst to us, we find that we’ve left the true path.
Satan is constantly scrutinizing us. In truth he knows us better than we know ourselves. He’s just waiting for the right time to cast his bait. Suddenly, seemingly from out of nowhere, he attacks in a most unexpected manner,in a way that you thought would be no problem for you, but you’ve taken the hook.
So what are you to do? Give up your own ways. Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” So, for sure you don’t want to go that way. On the other hand, Jesus made the following statement in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” Here Jesus is telling his disciples that if they will follow His teachings then they will be blessed.
Psalm 1 compares two ways of living—that of the righteous (those who love God) and that of the wicked (the enemies of those who love God). The righteous flourish like a tree, but the wicked blow away like chaff (vv. 3–4). This psalm reveals what flourishing really looks like. The person who lives it out is dependent on God for regeneration and growth.
So how do we become a blessed and righteous person? Among other things, David urges us to disentangle ourselves from toxic associations who bear evil influences upon us, and injurious habits of falling into temptations and sinful relations, by denying wicked attitudes and to delight in God’s guidance (v. 2). Conclusively, the reason for our flourishing is God’s attentiveness to us: “The Lord watches over the way of the righteous” (v. 6).
Commit your way to God, let Him redirect you from old patterns that lead to nowhere, and allow the Scriptures to be the river that nourishes the root system of your heart.
Once, in high school, two friends of mine and I decided to go camping on the Appalachian Trail. Things started off good. At twilight We set up camp on Grandfather Mountain for the first frigid night. Upon waking the next morning we had to break the ice in order to have water.
Somewhere along that day, as we walked along the trail, we took a wrong turn and got off the trail. We ended up wandering and actually ended up, we believed, going around a mountain before finally getting our bearings and, eventually, late on the third day, ended up in the parking lot where we started.
Life can be like that. Even though there may be rough times, life is, for most, good. Then, out of nowhere, and unbeknownst to us, we find that we’ve left the true path.
Satan is constantly scrutinizing us. In truth he knows us better than we know ourselves. He’s just waiting for the right time to cast his bait. Suddenly, seemingly from out of nowhere, he attacks in a most unexpected manner,in a way that you thought would be no problem for you, but you’ve taken the hook.
So what are you to do? Give up your own ways. Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” So, for sure you don’t want to go that way. On the other hand, Jesus made the following statement in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” Here Jesus is telling his disciples that if they will follow His teachings then they will be blessed.
Psalm 1 compares two ways of living—that of the righteous (those who love God) and that of the wicked (the enemies of those who love God). The righteous flourish like a tree, but the wicked blow away like chaff (vv. 3–4). This psalm reveals what flourishing really looks like. The person who lives it out is dependent on God for regeneration and growth.
So how do we become a blessed and righteous person? Among other things, David urges us to disentangle ourselves from toxic associations who bear evil influences upon us, and injurious habits of falling into temptations and sinful relations, by denying wicked attitudes and to delight in God’s guidance (v. 2). Conclusively, the reason for our flourishing is God’s attentiveness to us: “The Lord watches over the way of the righteous” (v. 6).
Commit your way to God, let Him redirect you from old patterns that lead to nowhere, and allow the Scriptures to be the river that nourishes the root system of your heart.
Stay on the Right Path
Once, in high school, two friends of mine and I decided to go camping on the Appalachian Trail. Things started off good. At twilight We set up camp on Grandfather Mountain for the first frigid night. Upon waking the next morning we had to break the ice in order to have water.
Somewhere along that day, as we walked along the trail, we took a wrong turn and got off the trail. We ended up wandering and actually ended up, we believed, going around a mountain before finally getting our bearings and, eventually, late on the third day, ended up in the parking lot where we started.
Life can be like that. Even though there may be rough times, life is, for most, good. Then, out of nowhere, and unbeknownst to us, we find that we’ve left the true path.
Satan is constantly scrutinizing us. In truth he knows us better than we know ourselves. He’s just waiting for the right time to cast his bait. Suddenly, seemingly from out of nowhere, he attacks in a most unexpected manner,in a way that you thought would be no problem for you, but you’ve taken the hook.
So what are you to do? Give up your own ways. Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” So, for sure you don’t want to go that way. On the other hand, Jesus made the following statement in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” Here Jesus is telling his disciples that if they will follow His teachings then they will be blessed.
Psalm 1 compares two ways of living—that of the righteous (those who love God) and that of the wicked (the enemies of those who love God). The righteous flourish like a tree, but the wicked blow away like chaff (vv. 3–4). This psalm reveals what flourishing really looks like. The person who lives it out is dependent on God for regeneration and growth.
So how do we become a blessed and righteous person? Among other things, David urges us to disentangle ourselves from toxic associations who bear evil influences upon us, and injurious habits of falling into temptations and sinful relations, by denying wicked attitudes and to delight in God’s guidance (v. 2). Conclusively, the reason for our flourishing is God’s attentiveness to us: “The Lord watches over the way of the righteous” (v. 6).
Commit your way to God, let Him redirect you from old patterns that lead to nowhere, and allow the Scriptures to be the river that nourishes the root system of your heart.
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