Walking the Straight Path
Life has been compared to a journey with many paths. This sounds very inclusive, but it is not Biblical. In the first Psalm, David tells us that it is just as easy to “walk in the counsel of the wicked…” as it is to walk in the way of the Lord. We set off on a journey armed with map, compass and book, only to become utterly lost by taking a wrong turn here or by not paying attention there. If we want to stay on the straight path, then we must delight…“in the law of the Lord and on his law meditate day and night.”
The right way is not always an easy way; we are called to exercise wakefulness and exert effort. The prophet Isaiah said that the wisdom of the Lord requires that we seek Him in everything we do: “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.” Otherwise, we will wander alone on a trackless path with no hope of ever finding our way back to where the Lord always intended us to be. Jesus told us that a journey may have many roads, but only one leads to the Lord, for “…narrow is the road that leads to life…”
