Posts Tagged ‘ Path ’
A person’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9, CSB
We need God. When we humbly submit ourselves to His will, there will be more peace and guidance in our lives.
“Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.”
Matthew 7:13-14, CSB
We are called to call others to Jesus, and we must remember that most people will reject the call. However, we still share the gospel with all.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5, ESV
The hope of Christ is that the long-awaited Messiah has come, pushing back the darkness of evil and showing us the path to God and out of sin and shame.
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21, ESV
We give up our old life when coming to Christ, and that can include our plans. Our ultimate goal in Christ is to know Christ and make Him known in the world.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV
Prayer changes us, and especially it helps us to think like God and trust in His ways.
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
Matthew 7:13-14, ESV
We think we can make our way to Heaven, but it is only by Christ who did all things well that we can get to God. the path begins with the Holy Spirit changing us in faith.
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Proverbs 16:3, ESV
When we seek God, and He walks with us, our goals will be His goals, so we should have no fear of what happens. It is all for His glory.
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 16:9, ESV
We try and go our own way, but life is ultimately better when we realize God is guiding our path for His will and glory.
He created time, so He knows and guides it.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV
When we follow and worship God, life makes much more sense. This life may not be the easiest, but we know webare going the right way.
A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.
Isaiah 40:3-4, ESV
At Advent, we look back at why Jesus had to come, that He came, and then that He will come again.
Our sins have stacked up to heaven, deeper and more vile than we could know.
The sin we all commit and have committed have left rocks in our path that we trip over, created potholes that we stumble in, and knocked down debris that block our way and push us to different paths.
The Prophets of old worked to prepare people for God.
John was born to begin preparing hearts for the coming Messiah, claiming he was the fulfillment of this passage. (Matthew 3:1-3; Luke 3:1-5)
The Baptizer called us to repent, to change our thinking and actions, to prepare for our Savior.
We still struggle to be clean and clear, to obey and love.
We can prepare ourselves by seeking our Creator and Savior who is capable of leveling out our lives, knowing that only in Him is it completely possible.
We will still stumble and deal with consequences for our sins, but the way is made easier in Christ.
May we seek the Lord who helps us, preparing ourselves by seeking His path.
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