Thursday: Straight Ahead

Proverbs 4

What stood out to me as I read this chapter is found in the final three verses. Solomon writes, "Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil" (4:25-27).

One of the first things I learned when I first got my drivers license was where you look is where you go. Naturally when a young driver first beings driving he or she will be driving down the road, as they begin to look at the passing scenery, stores or anything that catches their eye the car will slowly veer toward the shoulder in the direction they are looking. It is very difficult to drive straight if you are looking elsewhere. This is the same with our spiritual walk. We are able to stay on the path God has for our lives, but the moment we are distracted by what the world has to offer we begin to veer away from God's will and eventually if we don't catch ourselves we can veer into oncoming traffic or into a ditch, which spiritually is exactly where Satan wants us. Verses 26 and 27 instruct us to ponder the path of our feet, to think about the direction in which we are headed to be sure that we are walking in God's will. He also instructs us not to let our foot swerve to the left or to the right so that we may turn away from evil. We are to daily be checking to be sure that we are walking in the light of God's Word and not being distracted and caught up in the ways of Satan and the world around us. For he is trying to destroy us by leading us astray. Whereas God intends good for our lives. Out of this knowledge we are to be sure that we are following God and the moment we take our eyes off of Him we will being to veer away from His path. Keep your eyes on Him and never look down, never look back to what the world pretends to offer.

walk in the Word.
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