STAY
AWAY FROM THE WANDERING WAY
BREAD
12 There
is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)
16 This
is what the Lord says: “Stand at
the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is,
and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will
not walk in it.’” Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)
43 Many
times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away
in their sin. Psalms 106:43 (NIV)
15 Yet my
people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them
stumble in their ways and in the ancient paths. They made them walk in bypaths
and on roads not built up. 16 Their land will be laid waste, an object of lasting
scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads. Jeremiah 18:15-16 (NIV)
17 This
is what the Lord says-- your
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord
your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you
should go. 18 If
only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a
river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea. 19 Your descendants would have
been like the sand, your children like its numberless grains; their name would
never be cut off nor destroyed from before me.” Isaiah 48:17-19 (NIV)
5 Blessed
are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. 6 As they pass through the
Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it
with pools. 7 They
go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. Psalms 84:5-7 (NIV)
6 Jesus
answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you
really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him
and have seen him.” John 14:6-7
(NIV)
BUTTER
“Oh that
I may be roused out of my slumber, and be watchful and ready against the coming
of my Bridegroom...Even the wise virgins fell asleep. Let this be a warning to me, O Lord. Set thou a guard before my eyes, ears, and
other faculties, lest the world again should enter through these avenues of the
heart; if the spark be not speedily extinguished, it will soon break out into a
flame: thus sin is of a progressive
nature, and its venom spreads very quickly and very wide, unless it be stopped
and opposed in time. Watch, therefore,
over this unsteady heart of mine, O Thou Keeper of Israel; that as soon as it
begins to wander from Thee, I may be alarmed to flee from sin as from a
serpent. Give me grace to look upon
every hour as my last; so that being ever wisely upon my guard I may meet Thee
with joy when my time is run out, whenever it shall please Thee to call me
hence.” K. H. Von Bogatzky
“We must remember that God will never drag
us along the path of true-hearted discipleship. This would greatly lack the
moral excellency which characterizes all the ways of God. He does not drag, but
draws us along the path which leads to ineffable blessedness in Himself; and if
we do see that it is for our real advantage to break through all the barriers
of nature, in order to respond to Gods’ call, we forsake our own mercies. But
alas! Our hearts little enter into this. We begin to calculate about the sacrifices,
the hindrances, and the difficulties, instead of bounding along the path, in
eagerness of soul, as knowing and loving the One whose call has sounded in our
ears”.
C
H Macintosh
“Thy way, not
mine, O Lord, however dark it be! Lead
me by Thine own hand, choose out the path for me.” Horatius
Bonar
“O to grace how great a
debtor daily I'm
constrained to be! Let thy
goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.” Robert Robinson
bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.” Robert Robinson
“God promises us
redemption, but His sacred path leads us away from safety, predictability, and
comfort. Any attempt to fly over the
dangerous terrain or make a detour to safer ground is doomed because it will
not take us to God. Instead, it leads to
a host of other idols that can’t provide us with the confidence of faith, the
dynamic of hope or the passion of love we so deeply crave. Each day we either live for God or for other
gods. In each moment of hardship we fear
either God or man. When we choose to worship
gods and fear men our lives will suffer an emptiness and turmoil that is not
much different than trying to fill our bellies with dirt. At first we may feel full, but in short order
our violation of God’s plan will lead to torment.” Dan
Allender
HEART SAVOR
· I am to walk in the good way and I will find rest for
my soul.
· I do not want to wander in a trackless waste.
· Jesus is the way and the truth and the life.
