Follow the Right Path

We have a choice; we can follow the good path which leads to peace and happiness or the difficult one which leads to death and destruction.

Proverbs 3:1-8

3:1-2 keeping the commands of God will add to the wisdom, peace and longevity of your life.  

3:3-4 bind H 7194; confine or tie mentally. Understanding H 7922; intelligence, success, sense. Follow the characteristics of a good Christian and you will be blessed. Always keep them close.

3:5 don’t look to yours or a man’s wisdom for help. An incorrect understanding can lead you down a dangerous path; following God will not!

3:6 to God be all the Glory! We can acknowledge Him by prayer and constant communication. This will ensure you are on the right path.

3:7-8 (compare: Romans 11:25/12:16). Marrow H 8250; moisture. Don’t be as those who forsook God and found themselves spiritually dead with dry bones (compare: Ezekiel 37:1-14). The word of God shall give you life and wisdom.

Proverbs 11:1-6

11:1 some may think they get away with cheating others in business and life but God is not fooled.

11:2-3 humility and honesty will guide you down the right path. Pride and wickedness will bring about your destruction; you have a choice to make.

11:4-5 perfect H 8549; entire, complete, sound, without spot. The riches gained from cheating people will do nothing for you when judgment calls. Those that do evil will be judged by it; those that do right will reap those rewards.

11:6 doing what is right will lead you down a good path. Those that do evil will reap that which evil brings. They will be destroyed by their own evil works.

2 Timothy 2:10-15

2:10 the things the times to come may have for us matter very little when you look at eternity. Our eternal salvation should be the goal we all strive for. If you have false scales (cheating people), get rid of them! If you are a manipulator and deceive people, then stop! Keep the word of God close to you and live by it.

2:11 let your desire for the ways die, so that you can live for Christ.

2:12 Christ suffered to bring the Truth; so must we as we live for Him. On the other end of that is to deny Christ which will lead to your certain destruction.

2:13-14 empty words that are intended to prove your greatness profit no one. Words that bring souls to Christ are beneficial to all.

2:15 we show our approval by studying the word of God! If you handle the word of God correctly you will build the right path that leads to eternal life. Those that follow God have a nice straight path free of things that would derail you. Those that do not follow God are destined to follow a path with many pitfalls.

Hebrews 9:1-15

9:1-2 the first covenant was made while God dwelled with man in the Holy of Holies. This place was in the tabernacle. The tent is often referred to as the Mosaic tabernacle.

9:3-4 the ark consisted of: Manna which signifies the word of God. Aaron’s rod showed that the house of Aaron was to be the priests for God. The Ten Commandments give us direction on how to be good Christians.

9:5-8 the High Priest was allowed to enter once a year on the Day of Atonement. Jesus made access to the Holy of Holies available to all. He rent the veil from top to bottom upon His crucifixion. We do not need a pries to go for us as before.

9:9-10 Jesus brought in a new way in which He offered Himself for all. This is the way of forgiveness.

9:11-12 His blood paid the price for our sins. When we accept that gift of salvation we are on the better path toward eternal life.

9:13-14 the old way of doing things is not close to what Christ did for us. We serve the Living God by prayer (talking to Him), telling Him you love Him and studying the word of God.

9:15 Jesus Christ is the path to eternal life.

John 14:3-9

14:3-4 this will cause some confusion with the Disciples. He will soon be leaving them but they should know the path to follow.

14:5 Doubting Thomas is unsure of how to follow Jesus if they don’t know where He is going.

14:6 there is no way you can go to the Father without first going through Jesus.

14:7-9 Jesus paid an awesome price so we can access to God. He showed us the path to follow. It can either be a straight smooth path or a bumpy difficult path; the choice is yours.