The Good Path
with scripture encouraging faith in God's Ways
The Word of God is filled with scripture encouraging believers to trust in the Lord, allow Him to guide their lives, and follow the path He has laid out. Jeremiah 29:11 reads, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Because He is all knowing, or omniscient, only He is aware of what is best for each of His children. As written in Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Children can learn early to put their trust in God. They can depend on His ways to be right. They can pray to Him, study His Word, and be intentional in their behavior. By beginning these good habits at an early age, their future will have a strong foundation of faith. As the friends learn in this story, God wants us to be “strong and of good courage.” He desires that we place our lives in His loving, caring hands and expect a good outcome.
Jeremiah 7:23
“But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice,
and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people:
and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you,
that it may be well unto you.”
Isaiah 30:21
“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying,
This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to
the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
While on the path, one of the friends asks, “are you friend or foe?” This is similar to the question that Joshua asked Christ. “When Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come.” (Joshua 5:13-14a) We may never physically encounter Christ on the path before us, but we can be confident in the fact that He is with us always. Hebrews 13:5b assures us, “for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
May the lesson from this be that God has a good and perfect plan for our lives. We should ask Him to prepare the path before us. We can trust in His ways. As King David says in Psalm 34:8, “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” Here’s to The Good Path!!!
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