Straight Paths

Have you ever been on a road like this? I hope so. Some might say it looks boring, but others would say it's perfect. Like God for example.

"Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them." - Deuteronomy 28:14

It's hard to turn to the right or to the left if there are no right or left turns on the road you are traveling.

So, what does God want us to do exactly? Who are these other gods? Do they still exist today?

Oh, they most definitely still exist. Think of the road in the picture as a sinless life. What happens if we take our eyes off of the road? Or when we are distracted and not paying attention?

We tend to start weaving, or straying over the centerline, or into the ditch. None of those things are good. Do you suppose that's why God wants us to stay on the straight and narrow highway?

Here's a cool verse.

"And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it." - Isaiah 35:8

What is "the Way" that Isaiah is talking about nere, and why is the word capitalized?

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6

If Jesus is The Way, what's the destination? What's at the end of this highway we're on? You know.

The road might look easy. It's all straight. No problem, right? The road gets narrower and more difficult to travel. At a moment's notice, or so gradually that we barely even notice.

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." - Matthew 7:13-14

There is a simple way to navigate this "road of life" we are traveling on. Follow Christ. Follow His example. Let Him drive! When in doubt, pull over and ask for directions (prayer) or check the road map (the Bible). There are so many helps to get us to our desired destination. We just have to remember to use them.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways submit to Him, and he will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:6