“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”- Isaiah 48:17
Throughout the Old Testament the nation of Israel proved to be a stubborn, stiff-necked people. In Chapter 48, the prophet Isaiah is voicing God’s reminders of what He has said to them and done for them in the past. Above we see a key reminder that we can apply to ourselves as well.
God was and is and ever shall be. He knows all things that can be known and attempts to teach us that which is in our best interests. We, as the people of God, believe in our hearts far too often that we can find our own way and know what is best for us. However, we cannot know. We are too easily drawn off the righteous path by the baubles and bangles of this life. Even the most focused individual struggles to stay on course, stopping all along the way to dabble in diversions. We find it hard to comprehend that God truly knows us better than we could ever hope to know ourselves and definitely has our best interests at heart. However, seeking, waiting and knowing God takes time and many times we simply aren’t willing to wait.
Proverbs 12:15 “The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.”
Proverbs 21:2 “All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart.”
Proverbs 16:25 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end, it leads to death.”
Unfortunately, those outside the faith take far too many things in the Bible as mere suggestions. Solomon, in all His wisdom, authored the Proverbs for our instruction and spiritual growth, yet non-believers still haven’t accepted the truth that is right before them. Believers forget where we came from and whose we are. It’s God who created us and God who wishes to assist us in this life. Anyone who fails to realize this, will stumble through life unfulfilled and ill at ease. Believe in God or don’t, but don’t say you believe and then ignore His directives. Being a Christian isn’t simply going to church on Sundays or any other day for that matter. Being a Christian is allowing God to alter your life from the inside out each day of your life on this earth. It’s a personal, very intimate relationship like no other. Christ didn’t die for us to live as we choose, but rather for us to choose to live for Him. Don’t rationalize your faith, look at it straight on as if looking in a mirror, and decide how you will live. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
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