As for God, His Way is Perfect
I awoke the other morning with a myriad of Scripture bits in my mind. The overall theme was the ‘way or path’. . “There is a straight and narrow road that leads to life.”
“…He leads me in the ‘paths of righteousness’ for His name’s sake.”
“This is the way, walk ye in it.”
…not to go “to the left or the right” but stay on the path. It’s an interesting picture. With Jesus we are on a path– a righteous ‘way’. We have our Guide. Proverbs 3:6 encourages: “…in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.” Here again, we see our ‘paths’. We also see something we can do that connects us to the Lord’s guidance. “In all our ways to acknowledge Him”. We glorify God with our lives.
It’s wonderful that He is with us every step of the ‘way’.
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholds him with His hand. (Psalm 37:23 KJV) There are occasions we ‘stumble’ or go off the ‘path’. As God’s adopted children we can make things right again. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9) If we’ve strayed to the’ left or the right’, we can get back on ‘track’ again.
As servants of our King, there are often places He would like for us to visit, people He would like for us to see. We acknowledge Him in all our ways, we shine His light: His love, His words.
Jesus said of Himself: “I am the way…” This is good to keep in mind as we rub shoulders with those not knowing Jesus. Many want to talk about end times, or prophets like Nostradamus or the Mayan calendar because of what they see on T.V. Many fear economic crash or Sharia takeover. Some wonder about why all religions aren’t ‘right.’ It’s tempting to talk about all we know in these areas, but it still leaves the other on a different ‘way’ or ‘path’. A wise young pastor once said: “Always bring it back to Jesus”. He’s the way to eternal life. He’s the way to understanding the rest of Scripture. Our responses, as His ambassadors need not be complex, or overwhelming. A five year old in our church was given a vision and unction to tell the whole church, “Jesus died to pay for our sins.” That’s a good focus for our conversations. Would a person make a statement of faith? These are things that actually move the unsaved onto the ‘way’ to eternal life. Without the new heart and Spirit that only God can give upon salvation, all other learning is simply head knowledge. Touch the heart.
Abide with Jesus; continue to take in His words. Without Him we can do nothing; with HIm all things are possible.
We are building His Kingdom on earth. We are members of His body. Pray for and with those needing Him. They will come.
